Gitea 28.0 drops 1.x versioning, adds audit logs and bot accounts
Gitea 28.0 is out: the project dropped the historical 1.x prefix (former 1.28 is now 28.0) and added built-in audit logging with filtering and JSONL export, dedicated bot accounts for automation, and admin user impersonation. It also brings repository-scoped HTTPS deploy tokens, CODEOWNERS approval for pull requests, and Gitea Actions improvements.
- Audit logging is off by default and retains events for 30 days
- Bot accounts authenticate via tokens only and get no notifications
- Git 2.25+ is required and self-registration is disabled by default
- Gitea Actions runs are removed after 400 days by default
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