diff --git a/srcpkgs/gitea/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/gitea/INSTALL
index 951f1bf545a..de7380495c1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gitea/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/gitea/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 case "$ACTION" in
+	pre)
+		if [ "$update" = "yes" ] ; then
+			touch tmp/gitea_permissions
+			chmod --reference=etc/gitea.conf tmp/gitea_permissions
+			chown --reference=etc/gitea.conf tmp/gitea_permissions
+		fi
     post)
         if [ "$UPDATE" = "yes" ] ; then
-            :
+			chmod --reference=tmp/gitea_permissions etc/gitea.conf
+			chown --reference=tmp/gitea_permissions etc/gitea.conf
+			rm tmp/gitea_permissions
         else
             # This sets the secret key which would otherwise be
             # distributed as a static packaged value
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gitea/template b/srcpkgs/gitea/template
index 24642850929..89f1ba80fa0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gitea/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gitea/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gitea'
 pkgname=gitea
 version=1.4.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="code.gitea.io/gitea"
 # This could be done with build options, but these are built in with the