diff --git a/.woodpecker/nightly.yml b/.woodpecker/nightly.yml
index caa4416f6..89425d101 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/nightly.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/nightly.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ steps:
       echo $RELEASED_VERSION_CODE
       if [ "$RELEASED_VERSION_CODE" = "$CURRENT_VERSION_CODE" ]
       then
-        echo "This version is already released, quit!"
-        return 1
+        echo "This version is already released, we quit!"
+        touch .do_not_build
       fi
 
 
   build-apks:
     image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:latest
     commands:
+      - if [ -f .do_not_build ]; then return 0; fi
       # build the apks
       - echo "$${SIGNING_KEY}" | base64 -d > app/keystore.p12
       - ./gradlew assembleMainNightly -Dnightly_store_file="keystore.p12" -Dnightly_store_password="$${KEYSTOREPASS}" -Dnightly_key_alias="gadgetbridge" -Dnightly_key_password="$${KEYPASS}"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ steps:
   pull-repo-config:
     image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:latest
     commands:
+      - if [ -f .do_not_build ]; then return 0; fi
       - cd ..
       - pwd
       - mkdir repoconfig
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ steps:
   pull-pages:
     image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:latest
     commands:
+      - if [ -f .do_not_build ]; then return 0; fi
       # prepare the pages repo, so fdroidclient can push files into it later
       - cd ..
       - pwd
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ steps:
   update-fdroid-data:
     image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:latest
     commands:
+      - if [ -f .do_not_build ]; then return 0; fi
       - pwd
       - ../repoconfig/fdroid-repo-config/repoconfig/prepare_changelog.sh
       - cd ../repoconfig/fdroid-repo-config/repoconfig
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ steps:
   push-pages-update-repo:
     image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:latest
     commands:
+      - if [ -f .do_not_build ]; then return 0; fi
       - cd ../pages/pages/
       - git add -A
       - git status