diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix
index 4f6d7769249f..080789bec45e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/generic.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , hash
 , npmDepsHash
 , vendorHash
+, nixUpdateExtraArgs ? [ ]
 }:
 
 { bash
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     '';
 
     tests = if lts then nixosTests.forgejo-lts else nixosTests.forgejo;
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = nixUpdateExtraArgs; };
   };
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/lts.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/lts.nix
index 5244a3bcd82e..5db327d51b02 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/lts.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/lts.nix
@@ -4,4 +4,10 @@ import ./generic.nix {
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-OqtYRjftwGxgW1JgMxyWd+9DndpEkd3LdQHSECc40yU=";
   vendorHash = "sha256-hfbNyCQMQzDzJxFc2MPAR4+v/qNcnORiQNbwbbIA4Nw=";
   lts = true;
+  nixUpdateExtraArgs = [
+    "--version-regex"
+    "v(7\.[0-9.]+)"
+    "--override-filename"
+    "pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/lts.nix"
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
index 99d51617ff04..8ca93b3b9865 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ import ./generic.nix {
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-6AMaZadgcTvOBsIXJjZQB6Q1rkdn+R82pclXdVvtdWY=";
   vendorHash = "sha256-tNb0tCf+gjUmUqrjkzt7Wqqz21hW9WRh8CEdX8rv8Do=";
   lts = false;
+  nixUpdateExtraArgs = [
+    "--override-filename"
+    "pkgs/by-name/fo/forgejo/package.nix"
+  ];
 }