diff --git a/roles/forgejo/defaults/main.yml b/roles/forgejo/defaults/main.yml
index af97878..150cac1 100644
--- a/roles/forgejo/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/forgejo/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-forgejo_version: 7
+forgejo_version: 8
 
 forgejo_upstream_file_dir: "{{ docker_stack_files_dir }}/{{ stack_name }}"