diff --git a/.github/workflows/providers/gitea-release.yml b/.github/workflows/providers/gitea-release.yml
index dc8c1a1..b741a12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/providers/gitea-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/providers/gitea-release.yml
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Read CHANGELOG.md
       id: changelog
       run: |
-        if [ -z "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" ]; then
-          GITHUB_OUTPUT="output.txt"
-        fi
-        CHANGELOG=$(awk "/## \\[${{ inputs.gitea_ref_name }}\\]/{p=1;print;next} /## \\[/{p=0} p" CHANGELOG.md)
-        echo "$CHANGELOG"
+        VERSION=${{ inputs.gitea_ref_name }}
+        CHANGELOG=$(awk "/## \\[$VERSION\\]/{p=1;print;next} /## \\[/ {p=0} p" CHANGELOG.md)
         echo "CHANGES<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "$CHANGELOG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "CHANGELOG CONTENT:"
         echo "$CHANGELOG"
+        if [ -z "$CHANGELOG" ]; then
+          echo "No changelog found for version $VERSION"
+          exit 1
 
     - name: Create Release
       env:
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 217a8b0..96c1fa8 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ; https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html
 
 [common]
-version = "1.2.52"
+version = "1.2.53"
 
 [env:esp32dev]
 platform = espressif32