diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.json b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.json
index 9241c1a..b5fe3ac 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.json
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"var_gitea_user": "gitea",
 	"var_gitea_directory": "/opt/gitea",
-	"var_gitea_version": "latest",
+	"var_gitea_version": "1.22.1",
 	"var_gitea_platform": "linux-amd64",
 	"var_gitea_secret_key": "REPLACE_ME",
 	"var_gitea_internal_token": "REPLACE_ME",