diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml b/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
index 1d3bd8912..2e25ce729 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ jobs:
             git commit -m "chore: bump cinny submodule to ${CINNY_SHA:0:8}"
             git push origin main
           fi
+          # Explicitly dispatch the desktop build — the push trigger alone
+          # does not fire reliably in this Gitea/act runner setup.
+          curl -sf -X POST \
+            "https://code.lotusguild.org/api/v1/repos/LotusGuild/cinny-desktop/actions/workflows/release.yml/dispatches" \
+            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d '{"ref":"main"}'