diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
index 33bc7e1ac077..9a53f98152df 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
 
 - The `services.polipo` module has been removed as `polipo` is unmaintained and archived upstream.
 
+- The non-LTS Forgejo package (`forgejo`) has been updated to 12.0.0. This release contains breaking changes, see the [release blog post](https://forgejo.org/2025-07-release-v12-0/)
+  for all the details and how to ensure smooth upgrades.
+
 - The Pocket ID module ([`services.pocket-id`][#opt-services.pocket-id.enable]) and package (`pocket-id`) has been updated to 1.0.0. Some environment variables have been changed or removed, see the [migration guide](https://pocket-id.org/docs/setup/migrate-to-v1/).
 
 - []{#sec-release-25.11-incompatibilities-sourcehut-removed} The `services.sourcehut` module and corresponding `sourcehut` packages were removed due to being broken and unmaintained.
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
index 26d62dc48bd8..bc5b3fae0797 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-{ forgejo-lts }: forgejo-lts
+import ./generic.nix {
+  version = "12.0.0";
+  hash = "sha256-8cokjK9fbxd9lm+5oDoMll9f7ejiVzMNuDgC0Pk1pbM=";
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-kq2AV1D0xA4Csm8XUTU5D0iCmyuajcnwlLdPjJ/mj1g=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-B9menPCDUOYHPCS0B5KpxuE03FdFXmA8XqkiYEAxs5Y=";
+  lts = false;
+  nixUpdateExtraArgs = [
+    "--override-filename"
+    "pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix"
+  ];
+}