diff --git a/apps/forgejo/app/release.yaml b/apps/forgejo/app/release.yaml
index e28c332..4591856 100644
--- a/apps/forgejo/app/release.yaml
+++ b/apps/forgejo/app/release.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ spec:
           ROOT_URL: https://git.trivernis.dev
       metrics:
         enabled: true
+    persistence:
+      enabled: true
+      storageClass: local-ssd
     memcached:
       enabled: true
     postgresql: