diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9ec61ee..4dd3af6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ permissions:
   pages: write
   id-token: write
 
+concurrency:
+  group: chart-release
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: helm/chart-releaser-action@v1.6.0
         with:
           charts_dir: charts
+          skip_existing: true
         env:
           CR_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-appversion.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-appversion.yaml
index 001fa8f..08f4cd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-appversion.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-appversion.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
   actions: write
 
+concurrency:
+  group: chart-version-bump
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
   update:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -52,10 +56,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git add charts/logtide/Chart.yaml
           git commit -m "bump to logtide v${{ github.event.client_payload.version }}"
-          git push origin main
-
-      - name: Trigger release workflow
-        if: steps.bump.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        run: gh workflow run release.yaml --ref main
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+            if git push origin main; then
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            echo "push rejected, rebasing on origin/main (attempt $attempt)"
+            git pull --rebase origin main
+          done
+          echo "failed to push after retries"
+          exit 1