diff --git a/srcpkgs/gitea/patches/config.patch b/srcpkgs/gitea/patches/config.patch
index 410dd1145f51a5..1881be2164afc3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gitea/patches/config.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/gitea/patches/config.patch
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
-index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
+index ef276e4..5795308 100644
 --- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
 +++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
 @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
- APP_NAME = ; Gitea: Git with a cup of tea
+ ;APP_NAME = Gitea: Git with a cup of tea
  ;;
  ;; RUN_USER will automatically detect the current user - but you can set it here change it if you run locally
--RUN_USER = ; git
+-;RUN_USER =
 +RUN_USER = _gitea
  ;;
  ;; Application run mode, affects performance and debugging: "dev" or "prod", default is "prod"
  ;; Mode "dev" makes Gitea easier to develop and debug, values other than "dev" are treated as "prod" which is for production use.
-@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RUN_USER = ; git
+@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
  ;PER_WRITE_PER_KB_TIMEOUT = 30s
  ;;
  ;; Permission for unix socket
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;;
  ;; Local (DMZ) URL for Gitea workers (such as SSH update) accessing web service. In
  ;; most cases you do not need to change the default value. Alter it only if
-@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ RUN_USER = ; git
- ;SSH_LISTEN_PORT =
+@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
  ;;
- ;; Root path of SSH directory, default is '~/.ssh', but you have to use '/home/git/.ssh'.
+ ;; Root path of SSH user directory for the system's standalone SSH server if Gitea is not using its builtin SSH server.
+ ;; Default is the '.ssh' directory in the run user's home directory.
 -;SSH_ROOT_PATH =
 +SSH_ROOT_PATH = /var/lib/gitea/.ssh
  ;;
- ;; Gitea will create a authorized_keys file by default when it is not using the internal ssh server
+ ;; Gitea will create an authorized_keys file by default when it is not using the builtin SSH server
  ;; If you intend to use the AuthorizedKeysCommand functionality then you should turn this off.
-@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ RUN_USER = ; git
+@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
  ;;
  ;; Root directory containing templates and static files.
  ;; default is the path where Gitea is executed
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;;
  ;; Default path for App data
  ;APP_DATA_PATH = data ; relative paths will be made absolute with _`AppWorkPath`_
-@@ -363,10 +363,10 @@ RUN_USER = ; git
+@@ -357,10 +357,10 @@
  ;;
  ;; MySQL Configuration
  ;;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;PASSWD = ;Use PASSWD = `your password` for quoting if you use special characters in the password.
  ;SSL_MODE = false ; either "false" (default), "true", or "skip-verify"
  ;CHARSET_COLLATION = ; Empty as default, Gitea will try to find a case-sensitive collation. Don't change it unless you clearly know what you need.
-@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ USER = root
+@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ USER = root
  ;;
  ;; SQLite Configuration
  ;;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;SQLITE_TIMEOUT = ; Query timeout defaults to: 500
  ;SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE = ; defaults to sqlite database default (often DELETE), can be used to enable WAL mode. https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_journal_mode
  ;;
-@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ ENABLED = true
+@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ ENABLED = true
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;; Root path for the log files - defaults to "{AppWorkPath}/log"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;; Main Logger
-@@ -984,11 +984,11 @@ LEVEL = Info
+@@ -988,11 +988,11 @@ LEVEL = Info
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;;
  ;; The script type this server supports. Usually this is `bash`, but some users report that only `sh` is available.
  ;SCRIPT_TYPE = bash
-@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
+@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
  
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;
-@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
+@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
  
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;
-@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
+@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
  ;ISSUE_INDEXER_TYPE = bleve
  ;;
  ;; Issue indexer storage path, available when ISSUE_INDEXER_TYPE is bleve
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;;
  ;; Issue indexer connection string, available when ISSUE_INDEXER_TYPE is elasticsearch (e.g. http://elastic:password@localhost:9200) or meilisearch (e.g. http://:apikey@localhost:7700)
  ;ISSUE_INDEXER_CONN_STR =
-@@ -1924,11 +1924,11 @@ LEVEL = Info
+@@ -1954,11 +1954,11 @@ LEVEL = Info
  
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ index a7476ad..d8cc405 100644
  ;REPOSITORY_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = data/repo-avatars
  ;;
  ;; How Gitea deals with missing repository avatars
-@@ -2702,11 +2702,11 @@ LEVEL = Info
+@@ -2841,11 +2841,11 @@ LEVEL = Info
  ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
  ;; lfs storage will override storage
  ;;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gitea/template b/srcpkgs/gitea/template
index ca41d46158ff29..d0cafc53e023db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gitea/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gitea/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gitea'
 pkgname=gitea
-version=1.25.4
+version=1.26.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=code.gitea.io/gitea
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://gitea.io"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/go-gitea/gitea/main/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/${version}/gitea-src-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2c067547343c5c0763d3370d82c81ef4c6e511fe342b300e5a687f664f3b405e
+checksum=6c673dfd26c6e22dfba000c6dd1e3eaad905176ee7c80a5f458bdbe54caba248
 
 system_accounts="_gitea"
 _gitea_homedir="/var/lib/gitea"
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ make_dirs="/var/lib/gitea 0755 _gitea _gitea
 conf_files="/etc/gitea.conf"
 
 do_check() {
+	git init # some tests expect to be in a git repo
 	make test-backend
 }