diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4433a28..af7f080 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # gitea version
-gitea_version: '1.14.3'
+gitea_version: '1.14.4'
 gitea_version_check: true
 gitea_dl_url: "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-linux-{{ gitea_arch }}"
 gitea_gpg_key: '7C9E68152594688862D62AF62D9AE806EC1592E2'
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index a1b59c8..a3eee09 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ transfer_custom_footer:
     - 'files/gitea_footer/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
     - 'files/extra_links_footer.tmpl'
 
-playbook_version_number: 19  # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 20  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'do1jlr.gitea.version'