diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index ac866d72..c6120b8b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -392,16 +392,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Publishing .deb packages to Forgejo Debian Registry..."
           
-          # Debug: Show what environment variables are available
-          echo "🔍 Available environment variables:"
-          env | grep -i token || echo "No token variables found"
-          env | grep -i access || echo "No access variables found"
-          echo "🔍 Checking specific variables:"
-          echo "ACCESS_TOKEN: ${ACCESS_TOKEN:-'NOT SET'}"
-          echo "FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${FORGEJO_TOKEN:-'NOT SET'}"
-          echo "GITHUB_TOKEN: ${GITHUB_TOKEN:-'NOT SET'}"
-          echo ""
-          
           # .deb files are MANDATORY - fail if none exist
           if ! ls *.deb >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "⚠️ No .deb files found in current directory"
@@ -449,12 +439,11 @@ jobs:
             
             echo "  Upload URL: $UPLOAD_URL"
             
-            # Upload to Forgejo Debian Registry
-            # Note: This requires authentication - you'll need to set up secrets
-            if [ -n "$ACCESS_TOKEN" ]; then
+            # Upload to Forgejo Debian Registry using GitHub Actions secrets syntax
+            if [ -n "${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}" ]; then
               echo "  🔐 Using authentication token..."
               UPLOAD_RESULT=$(curl -s -w "%{http_code}" \
-                --user "${FORGEJO_OWNER}:${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
+                --user "${FORGEJO_OWNER}:${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}" \
                 --upload-file "$deb_file" \
                 "$UPLOAD_URL" 2>/dev/null)
               
@@ -481,8 +470,8 @@ jobs:
                   ;;
               esac
             else
-              echo "  ⚠️ No ACCESS_TOKEN set - skipping upload"
-              echo "  💡 Set ACCESS_TOKEN secret to enable automatic publishing"
+              echo "  ⚠️ No ACCESS_TOKEN secret available - skipping upload"
+              echo "  💡 Set ACCESS_TOKEN secret in repository settings to enable automatic publishing"
               echo "  📋 Manual upload command:"
               echo "     curl --user your_username:your_token \\"
               echo "          --upload-file $deb_file \\"