diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index dfa2884..6fe1141 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-gitea_version: "1.11.6"
+gitea_version: "1.12.0"
 gitea_version_check: true
 gitea_dl_url: "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-linux-{{ gitea_arch }}"