diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a609eb6..eb9195b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-gitea_version: 1.11.0
+gitea_version: 1.16.1
 gitea_user: "gitea_adm"
 gitea_user_home: "/home/{{ gitea_user }}"
 gitea_group: "{{ gitea_user }}"
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ gitea_footer_show_template_load_time: False
 gitea_extra_links_footer: []
 gitea_extra_links: []
 
+gitea_webhook_allowed_host_list:
+  - external
+
 gitea_oauth_provider_enabled: False
 gitea_access_token_expiration_time: 3600
 gitea_refresh_token_expiration_time: 730
diff --git a/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2 b/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
index 46ccacd..f5df55e 100644
--- a/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/custom/conf/app.ini.j2
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ REPO_INDEXER_PATH = {{ gitea_data_dir }}/indexers/repos.bleve
 DISABLE_REGULAR_ORG_CREATION = {{ 'false' if gitea_org_creation_enabled | bool else 'true' }}
 DEFAULT_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS = {{ gitea_default_email_notification }}
 
+[webhook]
+QUEUE_LENGTH = 1000
+DELIVER_TIMEOUT = 5
+ALLOWED_HOST_LIST = {{ gitea_webhook_allowed_host_list | join(",") }}
+SKIP_TLS_VERIFY = false
+
 [security]
 INSTALL_LOCK = {{ gitea_install_lock | bool | lower }}
 SECRET_KEY = {{ gitea_secret }}