diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 743de39..0f69b97 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -292,24 +292,49 @@ jobs:
           if ($code -ne 0) { exit $code }
 
       - name: Pack + upload publish.tar.gz
-        if: always()   # debug: force-run even if previous step is marked failed
+        if: always()   # debug
         shell: powershell
         env:
           REG_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}
           REG_PASS: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-          $tag = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          if ($tag -notmatch '^v(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)$') { throw "tag $tag not in vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH" }
-          $versionDot = $Matches[1]
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
+          $log = 'pack-upload.log'
+          "started at $(Get-Date)" | Out-File $log -Encoding ASCII
+          try {
+              $tag = "${{ github.ref_name }}"
+              "tag='$tag'" | Out-File -Append $log
+              if ($tag -notmatch '^v(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)$') {
+                  "tag $tag not in vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH form" | Out-File -Append $log
+                  throw "tag $tag not in vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH"
+              }
+              $versionDot = $Matches[1]
+              "versionDot=$versionDot" | Out-File -Append $log
 
-          & tar -czf publish.tar.gz publish
-          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "tar failed with $LASTEXITCODE" }
+              # List publish dir before tar
+              "publish dir contents:" | Out-File -Append $log
+              Get-ChildItem -Recurse publish -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object FullName | Out-File -Append $log
 
-          $pair = "$($env:REG_USER):$($env:REG_PASS)"
-          $auth = "Basic " + [Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes($pair))
-          $uri  = "https://gitea.dev.marcus-law.co.il/api/packages/espocrm-extensions/generic/outlook-addin-publish/$versionDot/publish.tar.gz"
-          Invoke-WebRequest -Method Put -Uri $uri -Headers @{ Authorization = $auth } -InFile publish.tar.gz -ContentType 'application/gzip' -UseBasicParsing | Out-Null
-          Write-Host "Uploaded $((Get-Item publish.tar.gz).Length) bytes to $uri"
+              & tar -czf publish.tar.gz publish 2>&1 | ForEach-Object { $_.ToString() } | Out-File -Append $log
+              "tar exit: $LASTEXITCODE" | Out-File -Append $log
+              if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "tar failed with $LASTEXITCODE" }
+
+              $size = (Get-Item publish.tar.gz).Length
+              "tar.gz size: $size" | Out-File -Append $log
+
+              $pair = "$($env:REG_USER):$($env:REG_PASS)"
+              $auth = "Basic " + [Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes($pair))
+              $uri  = "https://gitea.dev.marcus-law.co.il/api/packages/espocrm-extensions/generic/outlook-addin-publish/$versionDot/publish.tar.gz"
+              "PUT $uri" | Out-File -Append $log
+              $resp = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Put -Uri $uri -Headers @{ Authorization = $auth } -InFile publish.tar.gz -ContentType 'application/gzip' -UseBasicParsing
+              "PUT response: $($resp.StatusCode)" | Out-File -Append $log
+              "Uploaded $size bytes to $uri" | Out-File -Append $log
+          } catch {
+              "EXCEPTION: $($_.Exception.Message)" | Out-File -Append $log
+              "$($_.ScriptStackTrace)" | Out-File -Append $log
+          }
+          "done at $(Get-Date)" | Out-File -Append $log
+          $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
 
       - name: Push publish logs to generic package
         if: always()
@@ -322,7 +347,7 @@ jobs:
           $pair = "$($env:REG_USER):$($env:REG_PASS)"
           $auth = "Basic " + [Convert]::ToBase64String([Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes($pair))
           $base = "https://gitea.dev.marcus-law.co.il/api/packages/espocrm-extensions/generic/outlook-addin-publish-log/run-$env:RUN_ID"
-          foreach ($f in @('publish.console.log','publish-msbuild.log','publish-finish.log','src/OutlookAddin/OutlookAddin.csproj')) {
+          foreach ($f in @('publish.console.log','publish-msbuild.log','publish-finish.log','pack-upload.log','src/OutlookAddin/OutlookAddin.csproj')) {
               if (Test-Path $f) {
                   $name = (Split-Path $f -Leaf)
                   Write-Host "PUT $base/$name"