diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index af6ac8d6..a5d05c47 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #   - .NET 8 SDK (dotnet)
 #   - Docker (fuer Inno Setup)
 #   - curl (fuer Gitea API)
-#   - GITEA_TOKEN Umgebungsvariable oder ~/.gitea-token Datei
+#   - Gitea-Zugangsdaten (werden beim Start abgefragt)
 #
 # Verwendung:
 #   ./release.sh 0.1.0.0
@@ -53,21 +53,20 @@ if ! echo "$VERSION" | grep -qE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
 fi
 
 # ============================================================
-# Gitea-Token laden
+# Gitea-Zugangsdaten abfragen
 # ============================================================
 
-if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
-    if [ -f "$HOME/.gitea-token" ]; then
-        GITEA_TOKEN=$(cat "$HOME/.gitea-token" | tr -d '[:space:]')
-    else
-        echo "Fehler: Kein Gitea-Token gefunden."
-        echo "Setze GITEA_TOKEN Umgebungsvariable oder erstelle ~/.gitea-token"
-        echo ""
-        echo "Token erstellen: ${GITEA_URL}/user/settings/applications"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+read -p "Gitea Benutzername: " GITEA_USER
+read -s -p "Gitea Kennwort: " GITEA_PASS
+echo ""
+
+if [ -z "$GITEA_USER" ] || [ -z "$GITEA_PASS" ]; then
+    echo "Fehler: Benutzername und Kennwort erforderlich."
+    exit 1
 fi
 
+GITEA_AUTH="${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_PASS}"
+
 # ============================================================
 # Tools pruefen
 # ============================================================
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ API_URL="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}"
 
 # Release erstellen
 RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
-    -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+    -u "${GITEA_AUTH}" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d "{
         \"tag_name\": \"v${VERSION}\",
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ echo "  Release erstellt (ID: $RELEASE_ID)"
 echo "  Lade Installer hoch..."
 
 UPLOAD_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
-    -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+    -u "${GITEA_AUTH}" \
     -F "attachment=@${SETUP_FILE}" \
     "${API_URL}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename $SETUP_FILE)")