diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 431f7b6d..b61fad46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: release-${{ github.ref_name }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
+# `previous-app-id` is the App Store id this app shipped under before the
+# rename. The store keys everything on the id, so `learniq` is a brand new
+# entry starting from nothing -- without this the version line restarts
+# BELOW what the app already published as `scholiq`, and the store accepts
+# that with a 200 and then never offers it to anyone. Drop the input once
+# the `scholiq` entry is retired.
 jobs:
   unstable:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/development'
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       release-type: unstable
       app-name: learniq
+      previous-app-id: scholiq
     secrets: inherit
 
   beta:
@@ -42,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       release-type: beta
       app-name: learniq
+      previous-app-id: scholiq
     secrets: inherit
 
   stable:
@@ -50,4 +58,5 @@ jobs:
     with:
       release-type: stable
       app-name: learniq
+      previous-app-id: scholiq
     secrets: inherit