diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index d6d93aa..8293595 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: ["main"]
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 4 * * *"
+    # Weekly, Mondays 04:00 UTC.
+    - cron: "0 4 * * 1"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/prune-releases.sh b/prune-releases.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cde0191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prune-releases.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Delete older Gitea releases (including their assets and git tags) for an
+# image, keeping only the newest release per distro.
+#
+# Usage: RELEASE_TOKEN=<token-with-write:repository> ./prune-releases.sh [image]
+#
+# The token defaults to $RELEASE_TOKEN; GITEA_URL/GITEA_REPO match the workflow.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+IMAGE="${1:-fedora-cosmic}"
+GITEA_URL="${GITEA_URL:-https://git.plabble.org}"
+GITEA_REPO="${GITEA_REPO:-Misthios/bootc-images}"
+TOKEN="${RELEASE_TOKEN:-${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}}"
+
+[[ -n "${TOKEN}" ]] || { echo "RELEASE_TOKEN (write:repository) is required" >&2; exit 1; }
+API="${GITEA_URL%/}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+# Collect matching releases (API returns newest first).
+all=""
+page=1
+while :; do
+  page_json="$(curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+    "${API}/releases?limit=50&page=${page}")"
+  [[ "$(jq 'length' <<< "${page_json}")" -eq 0 ]] && break
+  all+="$(jq -r --arg p "${IMAGE}-" \
+    '.[] | select(.tag_name | startswith($p)) | "\(.tag_name)\t\(.id)"' \
+    <<< "${page_json}")"$'\n'
+  page=$((page + 1))
+  [[ "${page}" -gt 40 ]] && break
+done
+
+# Tag shape: "<image>-<distro>.<date>.<run>" -> prefix "<image>-<distro>".
+# Keep the first (newest) release seen per prefix, delete the rest.
+seen=""
+while IFS=$'\t' read -r tag id; do
+  [[ -z "${tag}" ]] && continue
+  prefix="${tag%.*.*}"
+  if grep -qxF "${prefix}" <<< "${seen}"; then
+    echo "removing ${tag}"
+    curl -fsSL -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+      "${API}/releases/${id}" >/dev/null || true
+    curl -fsSL -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+      "${API}/tags/${tag}" >/dev/null || true
+  else
+    seen+="${prefix}"$'\n'
+    echo "keeping  ${tag}"
+  fi
+done <<< "${all}"
+
+echo "Pruned ${IMAGE} releases (kept newest per distro)."
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 80ab7a6..3fcfb93 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -156,3 +156,29 @@ curl -fsSL -X POST \
   "${API}/releases/${release_id}/assets?name=${ASSET_NAME}"
 
 echo "Published release ${RELEASE_TAG}."
+
+# --- prune older releases (and their assets/tags) for this image/distro -----
+echo "Pruning older ${IMAGE} ${DISTRO} releases ..."
+old_releases=""
+page=1
+while :; do
+  page_json="$(curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+    "${API}/releases?limit=50&page=${page}")"
+  [[ "$(jq 'length' <<< "${page_json}")" -eq 0 ]] && break
+  old_releases+="$(jq -r --arg prefix "${IMAGE}-${DISTRO}." --arg keep "${release_id}" \
+    '.[] | select(.tag_name | startswith($prefix)) | select((.id | tostring) != $keep) | "\(.id)\t\(.tag_name)"' \
+    <<< "${page_json}")"$'\n'
+  page=$((page + 1))
+  [[ "${page}" -gt 20 ]] && break
+done
+
+while IFS=$'\t' read -r old_id old_tag; do
+  [[ -z "${old_id}" ]] && continue
+  echo "  removing release ${old_tag}"
+  curl -fsSL -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+    "${API}/releases/${old_id}" >/dev/null || true
+  curl -fsSL -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+    "${API}/tags/${old_tag}" >/dev/null || true
+done <<< "${old_releases}"
+
+echo "Done."