What go-gitea/gitea shipped

Week of September 14, 2026

What shipped

• Bot accounts are now first-class users that can be created and managed through the admin UI, API, and CLI for automation that authenticate only with access tokens. Pull request #38966
• Merge commit messages are now passed via stdin instead of command-line arguments, fixing failures on long messages that exceeded OS limits. Pull request #39269
• CodeCommit migration now uses a minimal REST client instead of the AWS SDK, reducing binary size by 3.1 MB. Pull request #39330
• Azure Blob SDK replaced with a minimal REST client, reducing binary size by 1.2 MB on main and 4.7 MB compared to the latest SDK. Pull request #39315
• Issue pattern capture groups improved and now support both internal and external trackers being enabled simultaneously. Pull request #39354
• Repository archive downloads now support weak ETag headers and If-None-Match conditional requests. Pull request #39289
• Mermaid updated to v12 with ELK as the default layout and the new neo design applied to diagrams. Pull request #39331
• Notifications can now be marked as read for the current page only, with an option to mark all as read preserved. Pull request #39294
• Actions job and step durations now use Gitea's clock instead of runner timestamps to avoid incorrect durations from clock skew. Pull request #39323
• SHA-256 pull request commit IDs are preserved during migrations. Pull request #39343

Why it matters

This week brings infrastructure improvements that reduce binary size and fix long-standing issues with message handling and clock synchronization. New first-class bot accounts enable better automation workflows, while better error handling and diagram rendering improve the user experience.

Changelog entry

• Add bot account management in admin UI, API, and CLI for automation with token-only authentication Pull request #38966
• Fix merge commit messages exceeding OS command-line limits by passing via stdin Pull request #39269
• Replace AWS SDK with REST client in CodeCommit migration, reduce binary by 3.1 MB Pull request #39330
• Replace Azure Blob SDK with REST client, reduce binary by 1.2 MB Pull request #39315
• Improve issue pattern capture groups and support both internal and external trackers Pull request #39354
• Add ETag support and If-None-Match conditional requests to repository archive downloads Pull request #39289
• Update Mermaid to v12 with ELK default layout and neo design Pull request #39331
• Add page-level notification read action, preserve all-read option Pull request #39294
• Use Gitea's clock for actions job and step durations to avoid clock skew issues Pull request #39323
• Focus confirm button in modals and mark delete actions with red warning Pull request #39350
• Preserve SHA-256 pull request commit IDs in migrations Pull request #39343
• Document NOTICE_ON_SUCCESS for cron tasks in app.example.ini Pull request #39352
• Unify email validation between registration and settings forms Pull request #39304
• Classify git failures on stderr and restrict migration failure details from hostile servers Pull request #39010