diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index db1ff9a..43372b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           
           gh label create "$LABEL" \
             --description "Pull requests with release changelog update" \
+            --force \
             || true
 
           gh pr create \
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4022e41..207047d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- GitHub Actions: publish workflow fails due to the existing `release changelog` label
+
 ### Changed
 - Upgrade Gradle Wrapper to `8.3`