diff --git a/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml b/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml
index 96db60f5697..94d56bcedd6 100644
--- a/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/gitea/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 kubeVersion: ">=1.24.0-0"
 apiVersion: v2
 name: gitea
-version: 17.1.0
+version: 17.1.1
 appVersion: 1.21.3
 description: Self hosted GIT repositories
 home: https://truecharts.org/charts/stable/gitea
diff --git a/charts/stable/gitea/questions.yaml b/charts/stable/gitea/questions.yaml
index aadba304ed3..bcd76cebe91 100644
--- a/charts/stable/gitea/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/gitea/questions.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ questions:
             type: string
             required: true
             private: true
+            min_length: 8
         - variable: email
           label: "email"
           schema: