diff --git a/podman-gitea/vars.sh b/podman-gitea/vars.sh
index 4ccd643..7ee1b8e 100644
--- a/podman-gitea/vars.sh
+++ b/podman-gitea/vars.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ## vars
 gitea_image="localhost/gitea/gitea"
-gitea_version='1.16.8'
+gitea_version='1.17.0rc1'
 postgres_image="docker.io/library/postgres"
 postgres_version='14'
 ## default vars : override with ENV var