diff --git a/inventory/ghp/sample/group_vars/all/versions.yaml b/inventory/ghp/sample/group_vars/all/versions.yaml
index edf47bc..eb9e61b 100644
--- a/inventory/ghp/sample/group_vars/all/versions.yaml
+++ b/inventory/ghp/sample/group_vars/all/versions.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ bitwarden_version: 2.0.21
 # Gitea
 gitea_ingress_nginx_version: 4.2.0
 gitea_dns_version: 6.8.1
-gitea_version: 9.0.4
+gitea_version: 9.1.0
 
 # Gitea Act Runner
 gitea_act_runner_version: 0.1.4
diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml
index 8dc738b..cd61af9 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ gitea_use_external_db: true
 gitea_short_name: "gitea"
 gitea_ingress_class: "{{ gitea_namespace | default(namespace) }}-{{ 'public' if gitea_publish_web else 'private' }}-gitea-ingress-nginx"
 gitea_default_values:
+  strategy:
+    type: "Recreate"
   service:
     http:
       clusterIP: