diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 96da7ee..71d33aa 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ jobs:
         run: rm -f android/key.properties "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/tane-upload.jks"
 
   fdroid_reference_armeabi_v7a:
+    # Serialize after play so two heavy Android builds never run concurrently on
+    # the shared host (capacity:2) — that contention OOM-killed play's Gradle
+    # daemon. `if: always()` keeps the fdroid chain independent of play's result
+    # (runs after play whether it succeeded, failed, or — on workflow_dispatch —
+    # was skipped).
+    needs: play
+    if: ${{ always() }}
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: registry.gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver:buildserver-trixie