diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cff15e5..751f46f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-gitea_version: 1.6.0
+gitea_version: 1.9.0
 gitea_user: "gitea_adm"
 # gitea_uid: # defaults to not set
 gitea_user_home: "/home/{{ gitea_user }}"