diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
index 740fc66..91b975c 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 
 # Version to install
-gitea_version: 1.16.5
+gitea_version: 1.16.6
 # URL to the binary
 gitea_bin_url: https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-linux-amd64
 # sha256 of the binary
-gitea_bin_sha256: c0fb4107dc4debf08e6e27fd3383e06dc232ccb410123179c7ae8d7cec60765f
+gitea_bin_sha256: a96751af12d5e96301a97c280bafb92782e0e9b7a0bbe8960c704c0c0361e576
 # Handle updates. If set to false, ansible will only install
 # Gitea and then won't touch an existing installation
 gitea_manage_upgrade: True