diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
index 4be6dec..c0d4a12 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-gitea_version: "1.15.6"
+gitea_version: "1.16.2"
 gitea_user: git
 gitea_base_path: "/opt/gitea"
 gitea_data_path: "{{ gitea_base_path }}/data"
diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index aa60f2e..088874f 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,17 +36,9 @@
     mode: 0600
   register: gitea_user_ssh_key
 
-- name: Create directory to place forwarding script into
-  file:
-    path: "/app/gitea"
-    state: directory
-    mode: 0770
-    owner: "{{ gitea_user_res.uid }}"
-    group: "{{ gitea_user_res.group }}"
-
 - name: Create forwarding script
   copy:
-    dest: "/app/gitea/gitea"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/gitea"
     owner: "{{ gitea_user_res.uid }}"
     group: "{{ gitea_user_res.group }}"
     mode: 0700