diff --git a/.github/workflows/std.yml b/.github/workflows/std.yml
index 540979cf..8f1e3bfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/std.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/std.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@ jobs:
          env:
            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.TOKEN }}
            shell: bash
-         run: | 
+         run: |
+# should probably do better with tags, but for now delete and redo
+           gh release delete WD-1.1  --cleanup-tag -y
            gh release -n "latest working draft" create WD-1.1 doc/std/VO-DML.pdf