diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-crud-api.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-crud-api.yml
index 8e1af9c..1d62ec0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-crud-api.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-crud-api.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
           OUT_DIR="dist/release"
           TAR_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/crud-api-${VERSION}.tar"
-          ZIP_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/crud-api-${VERSION}.zip"
-          ENV_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/.env"
+          ZIP_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/crud-api-${VERSION}-deploy-bundle.zip"
+          ENV_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/crud-api.env"
 
           mkdir -p "${OUT_DIR}"
           docker save --output "${TAR_PATH}" "crud-api:${VERSION}"
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ jobs:
           zip -j "${ZIP_PATH}" "${TAR_PATH}" "${ENV_PATH}"
           echo "zip_path=${ZIP_PATH}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
+      - name: Verify bundle content
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          unzip -l "${{ steps.bundle.outputs.zip_path }}"
+
       - name: Create Gitea release with artifact
         uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-release-action@v1
         with:
@@ -65,8 +71,9 @@ jobs:
           name: crud-api v${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
           body: |
             Automated release bundle for crud-api.
+            Download the attached *-deploy-bundle.zip asset from this release.
             Includes:
             - Docker image tar
-            - filtered .env for deploy
+            - filtered crud-api.env for deploy
           files: |
             ${{ steps.bundle.outputs.zip_path }}
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-ingest-api.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-ingest-api.yml
index 27fa57b..ae672c9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-ingest-api.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-ingest-api.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
           OUT_DIR="dist/release"
           TAR_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/ingest-api-${VERSION}.tar"
-          ZIP_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/ingest-api-${VERSION}.zip"
-          ENV_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/.env"
+          ZIP_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/ingest-api-${VERSION}-deploy-bundle.zip"
+          ENV_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/ingest-api.env"
 
           mkdir -p "${OUT_DIR}"
           docker save --output "${TAR_PATH}" "ingest-api:${VERSION}"
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ jobs:
           zip -j "${ZIP_PATH}" "${TAR_PATH}" "${ENV_PATH}"
           echo "zip_path=${ZIP_PATH}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
+      - name: Verify bundle content
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          unzip -l "${{ steps.bundle.outputs.zip_path }}"
+
       - name: Create Gitea release with artifact
         uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-release-action@v1
         with:
@@ -65,8 +71,9 @@ jobs:
           name: ingest-api v${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
           body: |
             Automated release bundle for ingest-api.
+            Download the attached *-deploy-bundle.zip asset from this release.
             Includes:
             - Docker image tar
-            - filtered .env for deploy
+            - filtered ingest-api.env for deploy
           files: |
             ${{ steps.bundle.outputs.zip_path }}
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-web.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-web.yml
index c7cb755..59c2a66 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-web.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-web.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
           OUT_DIR="dist/release"
           TAR_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/web-${VERSION}.tar"
-          ZIP_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/web-${VERSION}.zip"
-          ENV_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/.env"
+          ZIP_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/web-${VERSION}-deploy-bundle.zip"
+          ENV_PATH="${OUT_DIR}/web.env"
 
           mkdir -p "${OUT_DIR}"
           docker save --output "${TAR_PATH}" "web:${VERSION}"
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ jobs:
           zip -j "${ZIP_PATH}" "${TAR_PATH}" "${ENV_PATH}"
           echo "zip_path=${ZIP_PATH}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
+      - name: Verify bundle content
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          unzip -l "${{ steps.bundle.outputs.zip_path }}"
+
       - name: Create Gitea release with artifact
         uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-release-action@v1
         with:
@@ -65,8 +71,9 @@ jobs:
           name: web v${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
           body: |
             Automated release bundle for web.
+            Download the attached *-deploy-bundle.zip asset from this release.
             Includes:
             - Docker image tar
-            - filtered .env for deploy
+            - filtered web.env for deploy
           files: |
             ${{ steps.bundle.outputs.zip_path }}