diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/workloads/gitea/kustomization.yaml
index 291a94c7..9aa71902 100644
--- a/manifests/workloads/gitea/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/workloads/gitea/kustomization.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ helmCharts:
   releaseName: gitea
   namespace: git
   repo: https://dl.gitea.io/charts
-  version: 9.5.1
+  version: 9.6.1
   valuesFile: values.yaml
 
 patches: