From 4f043cfed525d7cca74b2aa1b21df1ceb3ed825f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Celestial <vost6000@@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:21:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ci(release): unblock v0.2.0 publish path

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index db4d3a0..5463235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -229,8 +229,23 @@ jobs:
             echo "present=true" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           fi
 
+      - name: Check Crates.io Version
+        id: crate
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ needs.resolve-tag.outputs.clean_version }}"
+          CRATE="slotstrike"
+          META_URL="https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/${CRATE}"
+
+          if curl --fail --silent "${META_URL}" | grep -q "\"num\":\"${VERSION}\""; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+            echo "${CRATE} ${VERSION} already exists on crates.io. Skipping publish." >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          fi
+
       - name: Publish to Cargo
-        if: steps.token.outputs.present == 'true'
+        if: steps.token.outputs.present == 'true' && steps.crate.outputs.exists != 'true'
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: cargo publish --locked
@@ -250,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
             target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
             suffix: windows-x86_64
             archive: zip
-          - os: macos-13
+          - os: macos-15-intel
             target: x86_64-apple-darwin
             suffix: macos-x86_64
             archive: tar.gz