diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
index 9aef739..b2d98a6 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 gitea_user: gogs
 gitea_group: gogs
 
-gitea_checksum: sha256:a96751af12d5e96301a97c280bafb92782e0e9b7a0bbe8960c704c0c0361e576
-gitea_version: 1.16.6
+gitea_checksum: sha256:1fedb3dd22a8fa2e815dd0491d3db36b3ebf1bb78eafdb8d3f60f740c8885365
+gitea_version: 1.16.8
 gitea_url: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-linux-amd64