diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/integration.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/integration.yml
index dd1a54c..13465c0 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - "**"
-      - !renovate/**
+    branches-ignore:
+      - renovate/** # they are build via PR
 
 env:
-  FORGEJO_VERSION: 11.0.14 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=data.forgejo.org/forgejo/forgejo
+  FORGEJO_VERSION: 11.0.16 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=data.forgejo.org/forgejo/forgejo
 
 jobs:
   integration:
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 34b67cf..672c1a2 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ jobs:
           verbose: ${{ vars.VERBOSE || 'false' }}
           release-notes-assistant: true
           skip-assets: true
+
+      # extract short version from tag and push as branch
+      - run: git push -f origin $FORGEJO_REF_NAME:${FORGEJO_REF_NAME%%.*}
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: ./forgejo-release
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/tests.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/tests.yml
index 40a4f9c..05a1395 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - '**'
-      - !renovate/**
+    branches-ignore:
+      - renovate/** # they are build via PR
 
 jobs:
   tests:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23990df..a0fac14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: docker
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.12.1
+      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.13.4
         with:
           direction: upload
           url: https://my-forgejo-instance.net
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Generate Changelog
         run: ./generate-changelog.sh > dist/changelog.md
-      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.12.1
+      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.13.4
         with:
           direction: upload
           url: https://my-forgejo-instance.net
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: docker
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.12.1
+      - uses: actions/forgejo-release@v2.13.4
         with:
           direction: download
           url: https://my-forgejo-instance.net
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 2de8a7a..40338c0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - if: ${{ inputs.release-notes-assistant }}
-      uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+      uses: actions/cache@caa296126883cff596d87d8935842f9db880ef25 # v5.1.0
       with:
         key: rna-${{ inputs.repo }}
         path: ${{ forge.action_path }}/rna
diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index 41fdea5..1c01f37 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if ${VERBOSE:-false}; then set -x; fi
 : ${DELAY:=10}
 : ${SKIP_ASSETS:=false}
 
-RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_VERSION=v1.7.1 # renovate: datasource=forgejo-releases depName=forgejo/release-notes-assistant registryUrl=https://code.forgejo.org
+RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_VERSION=v1.7.3 # renovate: datasource=forgejo-releases depName=forgejo/release-notes-assistant registryUrl=https://code.forgejo.org
 
 TAG_FILE="$TMP_DIR/tag$$.json"
 TAG_URL=$(echo "$TAG" | sed 's/\//%2F/g')