diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yaml
index 12aa045..cdddd4d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yaml
@@ -194,6 +194,27 @@ jobs:
             return 1
           }
 
+          ensure_registry_auth_realm_host() {
+            if ! grep -q "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" /etc/hosts; then
+              echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" >> /etc/hosts
+            fi
+
+            headers_file="$(mktemp)"
+            if curl -sSI "http://${GITEA_REGISTRY}/v2/" >"${headers_file}"; then
+              realm_url="$(sed -n 's/.*realm="\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "${headers_file}" | head -n 1)"
+              if [ -n "${realm_url}" ]; then
+                realm_host="$(printf '%s' "${realm_url}" | sed -E 's#^https?://([^/:]+).*$#\1#')"
+                if [ -n "${realm_host}" ] && [ "${realm_host}" != "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" ]; then
+                  if ! grep -q "${realm_host}" /etc/hosts; then
+                    echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${realm_host}" >> /etc/hosts
+                    echo "Pinned registry auth realm host: ${realm_host} -> ${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP}"
+                  fi
+                fi
+              fi
+            fi
+            rm -f "${headers_file}"
+          }
+
           if ! grep -q "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" /etc/hosts; then
             echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" >> /etc/hosts
           fi
@@ -373,6 +394,8 @@ jobs:
             docker system df || true
           fi
 
+          ensure_registry_auth_realm_host
+
           echo "${PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN}" | docker login "http://${GITEA_REGISTRY}" -u "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
 
           RESOLVED_HEAD_SHA="$(trim_spaces "${HEAD_SHA:-}")"