diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-gitea.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-gitea.yaml
index 4960431..4f5b643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-gitea.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-gitea.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: 1.20.x
       - name: Start Provider instances
-        run: make start-provider-instances-gitea GITEA_VERSION=latest
+        run: make start-provider-instances-gitea GITEA_VERSION=1.19.3@sha256:b28e8f3089b52ebe6693295df142f8c12eff354e9a4a5bfbb5c10f296c3a537a
       - name: Run tests [gitea]
         run: |
           export GITEA_TOKEN=$(cat /tmp/gitea-token)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f33c70..138a475 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ GITLAB_TEST_TEAM_NAME ?= fluxcd-testing-2
 GITEA_BASE_URL ?= http://127.0.0.1:3000
 GITEA_TOKEN ?=
 GITEA_TEST_TEAM_NAME ?= fluxcd-testing-2
+GITEA_VERSION ?=
 
 start-provider-instances-gitlab:
 	GITLAB_TOKEN=$(GITLAB_TOKEN) GIT_PROVIDER_USER=$(GIT_PROVIDER_USER) GIT_PROVIDER_ORGANIZATION=$(GIT_PROVIDER_ORGANIZATION) GITLAB_TEST_REPO_NAME=$(GITLAB_TEST_REPO_NAME) GITLAB_TEST_SUBGROUP=$(GITLAB_TEST_SUBGROUP) GITLAB_TEST_TEAM_NAME=$(GITLAB_TEST_TEAM_NAME) docker compose up -d gitlab
 	GITLAB_BASE_URL=$(GITLAB_BASE_URL) GITLAB_TOKEN=$(GITLAB_TOKEN) ./tests/gitlab/await-healthy.sh
 
 start-provider-instances-gitea:
-	GITEA_TEST_TEAM_NAME=$(GITEA_TEST_TEAM_NAME) GIT_PROVIDER_ORGANIZATION=$(GIT_PROVIDER_ORGANIZATION) GITEA_USER=$(GIT_PROVIDER_USER) docker compose up -d gitea
+	GITEA_VERSION=$(GITEA_VERSION) GITEA_TEST_TEAM_NAME=$(GITEA_TEST_TEAM_NAME) GIT_PROVIDER_ORGANIZATION=$(GIT_PROVIDER_ORGANIZATION) GITEA_USER=$(GIT_PROVIDER_USER) docker compose up -d gitea
 	GITEA_USER=$(GIT_PROVIDER_USER) GITEA_BASE_URL=$(GITEA_BASE_URL) ./tests/gitea/await-healthy.sh
 
 stop-provider-instances: