diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.venv
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diff --git a/tasks/upgrade.yaml b/tasks/upgrade.yaml
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+---
+- debug:
+   msg: "upgrade gitea {{ available_version }}"
+- name: Download new Gitea
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+   url: "https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{ available_version}}/gitea-{{ available_version}}-linux-amd64"
+   dest: /usr/local/bin/gitea
+   group: root
+   owner: root
+   mode: '0755'
diff --git a/upgrade.yaml b/upgrade.yaml
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+---
+- name: Update Gitea
+  hosts: localhost
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+   - name: Read Git version
+     uri:
+      method: GET
+      url: https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/version.json
+      return_content: yes
+      headers:
+       Accept: application/json
+     register: response_gitea_version
+   - name: Read installed gitea version
+     command: gitea --version
+     register: gitea_version
+   - name: Set available gitea version
+     set_fact:
+             available_version: "{{ response_gitea_version.content | from_json | json_query('latest.version') }}"
+             installed_version: "{{ gitea_version.stdout.split(' ')[2] }}"
+   - debug:
+      msg: "{{ available_version }}"
+   - debug:
+      msg: "{{ installed_version }}"
+   - include: tasks/upgrade.yaml
+     when: available_version is version(installed_version,'>')
+   - name: restart gitea
+     ansible.builtin.service:
+      name: gitea
+      state: restarted