diff --git a/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml b/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml
index 53757e1003d..5a4b9c8502c 100644
--- a/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ sources:
   - https://github.com/truecharts/charts/tree/master/charts/stable/gitea
   - https://hub.docker.com/r/gitea/gitea
 type: application
-version: 22.4.0
+version: 22.4.1
 
diff --git a/charts/stable/gitea/templates/_configmap.tpl b/charts/stable/gitea/templates/_configmap.tpl
index 7605060d627..39567dbd5da 100644
--- a/charts/stable/gitea/templates/_configmap.tpl
+++ b/charts/stable/gitea/templates/_configmap.tpl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ data:
   GITEA_TEMP: "/tmp/gitea"
   GITEA_ADMIN_USERNAME: {{ .Values.admin.username | quote }}
   GITEA_ADMIN_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.admin.password | quote }}
+  GITEA_ADMIN_PASSWORD_MODE: {{ .Values.admin.passwordMode | quote }}
   SSH_PORT: {{ .Values.service.ssh.ports.ssh.port | quote }}
   SSH_LISTEN_PORT: {{ .Values.service.ssh.ports.ssh.targetPort | quote }}
   TMPDIR: "/tmp/gitea"
diff --git a/charts/stable/gitea/values.yaml b/charts/stable/gitea/values.yaml
index 4839ddebafe..45d1257e568 100644
--- a/charts/stable/gitea/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/gitea/values.yaml
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ persistence:
 signing:
   enabled: true
   gpgHome: /data/git/.gnupg
+  
 admin:
+  # existingSecret: gitea-admin-secret
   username: giteaadmin
   password: r8sA8CPHD9!bt6d
   email: "gitea@local.domain"
+  passwordMode: keepUpdated  # Options: initialOnlyNoReset, initialOnlyRequireReset, or keepUpdated
 metrics:
   main:
     enabled: true