diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3f82758d..1cdb92e9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ jobs:
           ./mvnw clean test
         working-directory: backend
 
+      - name: Upload surefire reports
+        if: always()
+        # Gitea Actions (act_runner) does not implement upload-artifact v4 protocol — pinned per ADR-014. Do NOT upgrade. See #557.
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: surefire-reports
+          path: backend/target/surefire-reports/
+
   # ─── fail2ban Regex Regression ────────────────────────────────────────────────
   # The filter parses Caddy's JSON access log; a Caddy upgrade that reorders
   # the JSON keys would silently break it (fail2ban-regex would return