diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml
index a46090a..bb9fcbf 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           python3 -m devx.ci.publish \
             "${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}" \
-            "${{ github.repository }}"
+            "${{ github.repository }}" --auto-login
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         env:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b1e615f..50625cc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ci = [
     "build>=1.5.0",
     "twine>=6.2.0",
     # Reusable CI/CD and dev tools (auto-merge, pr-review, pre-push checks, etc.)
-    "devx>=0.15.0",
+    "devx>=0.21.0",
 ]
 # Lint and type-checking tools (quality job)
 lint = [
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ molecule = [
 dev = [
     "gitea-runner-manager[ci,lint,molecule]",
     # Reusable CI/CD and dev tools (pre-push hooks, create-task, create-pr)
-    "devx>=0.15.0",
+    "devx>=0.21.0",
     # Non-Python dev dependency: checkmake (Makefile linter)
     # Install via: go install github.com/checkmake/checkmake/cmd/checkmake@latest
 ]