diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml
index ba477b01d..15041f88b 100755
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml
@@ -371,6 +371,33 @@ jobs:
             "${apksigner_bin}" verify "${signed_apk}"
           done
 
+          # Catch corrupt / non-APK artifacts before upload (e.g. truncated build output). Same
+          # manifest parse path the installer uses for "Paket konnte nicht geparst werden".
+          aapt_bin=""
+          if [ -n "${ANDROID_HOME:-}" ] && [ -d "${ANDROID_HOME}/build-tools" ]; then
+            aapt_bin="$(ls -1 "${ANDROID_HOME}"/build-tools/*/aapt 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -n 1 || true)"
+          fi
+          if [ -z "${aapt_bin}" ] || [ ! -x "${aapt_bin}" ]; then
+            echo "aapt not found under ANDROID_HOME; cannot verify APK manifests."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          for signed_apk in Komikku-*.apk; do
+            case "${signed_apk}" in *-unsigned.apk) continue ;; esac
+            echo "Verifying installable APK: ${signed_apk}"
+            if ! unzip -tqq "${signed_apk}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "ERROR: ${signed_apk} is not a valid zip (truncated or corrupt build output?)."
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            first_line="$("${aapt_bin}" dump badging "${signed_apk}" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 || true)"
+            if ! printf '%s\n' "${first_line}" | grep -q '^package:'; then
+              echo "ERROR: ${signed_apk} failed manifest parse (first line: ${first_line:-<empty>})."
+              echo "First 64 bytes (expect PK zip header 504b0304):"
+              head -c 64 "${signed_apk}" | hexdump -C || true
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            sha256sum "${signed_apk}"
+          done
+
       - name: Create Obtainium-friendly aliases
         shell: bash
         run: |