diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix
index a2978255d517..f3eff48d9700 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     getGoDirs() {
       make show-backend-tests
     }
+
+    # TestRunHookPrePostReceive (cmd/hook_test.go) needs .git to pass
+    git init
   '';
 
   checkFlags =
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
index 1caa89c2d2e7..0a57dd155d85 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import ./generic.nix {
-  version = "13.0.3";
-  hash = "sha256-ViqwTEVZkccNx5Pt+lrWvAqzD5RRTzwfBhUTfWyDhtE=";
-  npmDepsHash = "sha256-7WjcMsKPtKUWJfDrJc65ZXq2tjK8+8DnqwINj+0XyiQ=";
-  vendorHash = "sha256-gHdggzCJlYvs8JXs4CJ/AyqYMPCC2o4uRwDiem3rNFM=";
+  version = "13.0.4";
+  hash = "sha256-AZQ4ppJES4CsvlkzBX82KfEp3PlFa2Ypd1KmTj/SXJk=";
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-v+vl0fxcnqH8Jp4BILDYe5ioFQTQkB2XnFVEtkgadPc=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-tq/72teHKowp6jwOKIJxS0OkcFI7UV19uTAv/OB/rm8";
   lts = false;
   nixUpdateExtraArgs = [
     "--override-filename"