diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 3f62388..ecf8163 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ jobs:
           cd src/main/webapp
           npm run build
       
+      # DEBUG .m2 repo
+      - name: Debug .m2 cache state
+        run: |
+          echo "Container hostname: $(hostname)"
+          echo "Runner working dir: $PWD"
+          echo "Runner user: $(whoami)"
+          echo "Listing contents of ~/.m2/repository:"
+          ls -lhR ~/.m2/repository | head -n 100 || echo "No .m2/repository found"
+          echo "Disk usage:"
+          du -sh ~/.m2/repository || echo "No .m2 directory found"
+    
       # Build the backend (JAR). NOTE:  the -Dmaven.download.parallel=false will force MAVEN to have a single connection for downloads, without this I can get "Connection reset"
       - name: Build backend (Spring Boot)
         run: |