diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index ce95fb1..1556c26 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ jobs:
           test "$(node -p 'require("./package.json").version')" = "${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
           pnpm check
-          pnpm test
+          # better-sqlite3 is a native addon; a single Vitest worker avoids a
+          # Node cleanup race observed on the hosted runner while preserving
+          # the complete test suite.
+          pnpm test -- --maxWorkers=1 --minWorkers=1
           pnpm test:installer
       - name: Build Linux release
         run: pnpm release:build "${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" ./release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5548403..b744870 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tallynote",
-  "version": "1.1.27",
+  "version": "1.1.28",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.0.6",