diff --git a/abra.sh b/abra.sh
index 68fe314..c412518 100644
--- a/abra.sh
+++ b/abra.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export APP_INI_VERSION=v23
-export DOCKER_SETUP_SH_VERSION=v1
+export DOCKER_SETUP_SH_VERSION=v3
 export PG_BACKUP_VERSION=v1
 
 abra_backup_app() {
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index aa26f5f..f133459 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     image: "gitea/gitea:28.2.0-rootless"
     configs:
       - source: app_ini
-        target: /etc/gitea/app.ini
+        target: /etc/gitea/app.ini.init
       - source: docker_setup_sh
         target: /usr/local/bin/docker-setup.sh
         mode: 0555
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ services:
         - "traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK_NAME}_cors.headers.accesscontrolalloworiginlist=https://${GITEA_CORS_ALLOW_DOMAIN}"
         - "traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK_NAME}_cors.headers.accesscontrolmaxage=100"
         - "traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK_NAME}_cors.headers.addvaryheader=true"
-        - coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=3.6.10+28.2.0-rootless
+        - coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=3.6.11+28.2.0-rootless
 
 
 networks:
diff --git a/docker-setup.sh.tmpl b/docker-setup.sh.tmpl
index 310e8f7..af5f5c8 100644
--- a/docker-setup.sh.tmpl
+++ b/docker-setup.sh.tmpl
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ mkdir -p ${GITEA_CUSTOM} && chmod 0500 ${GITEA_CUSTOM}
 # Prepare temp folder
 mkdir -p ${GITEA_TEMP} && chmod 0700 ${GITEA_TEMP}
 if [ ! -w ${GITEA_TEMP} ]; then echo "${GITEA_TEMP} is not writable"; exit 1; fi
+
+# Gitea writes settings such as WORK_PATH back to app.ini on boot. The Swarm
+# config is read-only, so seed a writable copy on the persistent config volume.
+# Old direct-mount deployments may leave an empty app.ini behind.
+if [ ! -s /etc/gitea/app.ini ]; then
+  cp /etc/gitea/app.ini.init /etc/gitea/app.ini
+fi
+chmod 0600 /etc/gitea/app.ini 2>/dev/null || true