diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1989b6760e..0000000000
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,428 +0,0 @@
----
-kind: pipeline
-name: release-version
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: amd64
-
-workspace:
-  base: /source
-  path: /
-
-trigger:
-  event:
-    - tag
-
-volumes:
-  - name: deps
-    temp: {}
-
-steps:
-  - name: fetch-tags
-    image: docker:git
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - git fetch --tags --force
-
-  - name: deps-frontend
-    image: node:20
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - make deps-frontend
-
-  - name: deps-backend
-    image: gitea/test_env:linux-1.20-amd64
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - make deps-backend
-    volumes:
-      - name: deps
-        path: /go
-
-  - name: static
-    image: techknowlogick/xgo:go-1.21.x
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - apt-get update && apt-get -qqy install ca-certificates curl gnupg
-      - mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg
-      - echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_20.x nodistro main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
-      - apt-get update && apt-get -qqy install nodejs
-      - export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
-      - make release
-    environment:
-      GOPROXY: https://goproxy.io # proxy.golang.org is blocked in China, this proxy is not
-      TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
-      DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
-    depends_on: [fetch-tags]
-    volumes:
-      - name: deps
-        path: /go
-
-  - name: gpg-sign
-    image: plugins/gpgsign:1
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      detach_sign: true
-      excludes:
-        - "dist/release/*.sha256"
-      files:
-        - "dist/release/*"
-    environment:
-      GPGSIGN_KEY:
-        from_secret: gpgsign_key
-      GPGSIGN_PASSPHRASE:
-        from_secret: gpgsign_passphrase
-    depends_on: [static]
-
-  - name: release-tag
-    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-s3:latest
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      acl:
-        from_secret: aws_s3_acl
-      region:
-        from_secret: aws_s3_region
-      bucket:
-        from_secret: aws_s3_bucket
-      endpoint:
-        from_secret: aws_s3_endpoint
-      path_style:
-        from_secret: aws_s3_path_style
-      source: "dist/release/*"
-      strip_prefix: dist/release/
-      target: "/gitea/${DRONE_TAG##v}"
-    environment:
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:
-        from_secret: aws_access_key_id
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:
-        from_secret: aws_secret_access_key
-    depends_on: [gpg-sign]
-
-  - name: github
-    image: plugins/github-release:latest
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      files:
-        - "dist/release/*"
-      file_exists: overwrite
-    environment:
-      GITHUB_TOKEN:
-        from_secret: github_token
-    depends_on: [gpg-sign]
-
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: docker
-name: docker-linux-amd64-release-version
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: amd64
-
-trigger:
-  ref:
-    include:
-      - "refs/tags/**"
-    exclude:
-      - "refs/tags/**-rc*"
-  paths:
-    exclude:
-      - "docs/**"
-
-steps:
-  - name: fetch-tags
-    image: docker:git
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - git fetch --tags --force
-
-  - name: publish
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      auto_tag: true
-      auto_tag_suffix: linux-amd64
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
-
-  - name: publish-rootless
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    settings:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.rootless
-      auto_tag: true
-      auto_tag_suffix: linux-amd64-rootless
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
----
-
-kind: pipeline
-type: docker
-name: docker-linux-amd64-release-candidate-version
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: amd64
-
-trigger:
-  ref:
-    - "refs/tags/**-rc*"
-  paths:
-    exclude:
-      - "docs/**"
-
-steps:
-  - name: fetch-tags
-    image: docker:git
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - git fetch --tags --force
-
-  - name: publish
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      tags: ${DRONE_TAG##v}-linux-amd64
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
-
-  - name: publish-rootless
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    settings:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.rootless
-      tags: ${DRONE_TAG##v}-linux-amd64-rootless
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
-
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: docker
-name: docker-linux-arm64-release-version
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: arm64
-
-trigger:
-  ref:
-    include:
-      - "refs/tags/**"
-    exclude:
-      - "refs/tags/**-rc*"
-  paths:
-    exclude:
-      - "docs/**"
-
-steps:
-  - name: fetch-tags
-    image: docker:git
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - git fetch --tags --force
-
-  - name: publish
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      auto_tag: true
-      auto_tag_suffix: linux-arm64
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
-
-  - name: publish-rootless
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    settings:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.rootless
-      auto_tag: true
-      auto_tag_suffix: linux-arm64-rootless
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
-
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: docker
-name: docker-linux-arm64-release-candidate-version
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: arm64
-
-trigger:
-  ref:
-    - "refs/tags/**-rc*"
-  paths:
-    exclude:
-      - "docs/**"
-
-steps:
-  - name: fetch-tags
-    image: docker:git
-    pull: always
-    commands:
-      - git fetch --tags --force
-
-  - name: publish
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      tags: ${DRONE_TAG##v}-linux-arm64
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
-
-  - name: publish-rootless
-    image: plugins/docker:latest
-    settings:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.rootless
-      tags: ${DRONE_TAG##v}-linux-arm64-rootless
-      repo: gitea/gitea
-      build_args:
-        - GOPROXY=https://goproxy.io
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-    environment:
-      PLUGIN_MIRROR:
-        from_secret: plugin_mirror
-      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-    when:
-      event:
-        exclude:
-          - pull_request
-
----
-kind: pipeline
-type: docker
-name: docker-manifest-version
-
-platform:
-  os: linux
-  arch: amd64
-
-steps:
-  - name: manifest-rootless
-    image: plugins/manifest
-    pull: always
-    settings:
-      auto_tag: true
-      ignore_missing: true
-      spec: docker/manifest.rootless.tmpl
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-
-  - name: manifest
-    image: plugins/manifest
-    settings:
-      auto_tag: true
-      ignore_missing: true
-      spec: docker/manifest.tmpl
-      password:
-        from_secret: docker_password
-      username:
-        from_secret: docker_username
-
-trigger:
-  ref:
-    - "refs/tags/**"
-  paths:
-    exclude:
-      - "docs/**"
-
-depends_on:
-  - docker-linux-amd64-release-version
-  - docker-linux-amd64-release-candidate-version
-  - docker-linux-arm64-release-version
-  - docker-linux-arm64-release-candidate-version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
index 72e7b3321c..d12b14572f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: release-nightly-assets
+name: release-nightly
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag-rc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9019fc9a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag-rc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+name: release-tag-rc
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v1*-rc*'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  binary:
+    runs-on: nscloud
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # fetch all commits instead of only the last as some branches are long lived and could have many between versions
+      # fetch all tags to ensure that "git describe" reports expected Gitea version, eg. v1.21.0-dev-1-g1234567
+      - run: git fetch --unshallow --quiet --tags --force
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: "~1.21"
+          check-latest: true
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+      - run: make deps-frontend deps-backend
+      # xgo build
+      - run: make release
+        env:
+          TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
+      - name: import gpg key
+        id: import_gpg
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v5
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPGSIGN_KEY }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPGSIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
+      - name: sign binaries
+        run: |
+          for f in dist/release/*; do
+            echo '${{ secrets.GPGSIGN_PASSPHRASE }}' | gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0 --batch --yes --detach-sign -u ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }} --output "$f.asc" "$f"
+          done
+      # clean branch name to get the folder name in S3
+      - name: Get cleaned branch name
+        id: clean_name
+        run: |
+          REF_NAME=$(echo "${{ github.ref }}" | sed -e 's/refs\/heads\///' -e 's/refs\/tags\///' -e 's/release\/v//')
+          echo "Cleaned name is ${REF_NAME}"
+          echo "branch=${REF_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: configure aws
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
+          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      - name: upload binaries to s3
+        run: |
+          aws s3 sync dist/release s3://${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/gitea/${{ steps.clean_name.outputs.branch }} --no-progress
+      - name: create github release
+        run: |
+          gh release create ${{ github.ref_name }} --title ${{ github.ref_name }} --draft --notes-from-tag dist/release/*
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+  docker-rootful:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # fetch all commits instead of only the last as some branches are long lived and could have many between versions
+      # fetch all tags to ensure that "git describe" reports expected Gitea version, eg. v1.21.0-dev-1-g1234567
+      - run: git fetch --unshallow --quiet --tags --force
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        id: meta
+        with:
+          images: gitea/gitea
+          # 1.2.3-rc0
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: build rootful docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+  docker-rootless:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # fetch all commits instead of only the last as some branches are long lived and could have many between versions
+      # fetch all tags to ensure that "git describe" reports expected Gitea version, eg. v1.21.0-dev-1-g1234567
+      - run: git fetch --unshallow --quiet --tags --force
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        id: meta
+        with:
+          images: gitea/gitea
+          # each tag below will have the suffix of -rootless
+          flavor: |
+            suffix=-rootless
+          # 1.2.3-rc0
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: build rootless docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          file: Dockerfile.rootless
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag-version.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c643166666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+name: release-tag-version
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v1.*'
+      - '!v1*-rc*'
+      - '!v1*-dev'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  binary:
+    runs-on: nscloud
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # fetch all commits instead of only the last as some branches are long lived and could have many between versions
+      # fetch all tags to ensure that "git describe" reports expected Gitea version, eg. v1.21.0-dev-1-g1234567
+      - run: git fetch --unshallow --quiet --tags --force
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: "~1.21"
+          check-latest: true
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+      - run: make deps-frontend deps-backend
+      # xgo build
+      - run: make release
+        env:
+          TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
+      - name: import gpg key
+        id: import_gpg
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v5
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPGSIGN_KEY }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPGSIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
+      - name: sign binaries
+        run: |
+          for f in dist/release/*; do
+            echo '${{ secrets.GPGSIGN_PASSPHRASE }}' | gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase-fd 0 --batch --yes --detach-sign -u ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }} --output "$f.asc" "$f"
+          done
+      # clean branch name to get the folder name in S3
+      - name: Get cleaned branch name
+        id: clean_name
+        run: |
+          REF_NAME=$(echo "${{ github.ref }}" | sed -e 's/refs\/heads\///' -e 's/refs\/tags\///' -e 's/release\/v//')
+          echo "Cleaned name is ${REF_NAME}"
+          echo "branch=${REF_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: configure aws
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
+          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      - name: upload binaries to s3
+        run: |
+          aws s3 sync dist/release s3://${{ secrets.AWS_S3_BUCKET }}/gitea/${{ steps.clean_name.outputs.branch }} --no-progress
+      - name: create github release
+        run: |
+          gh release create ${{ github.ref_name }} --title ${{ github.ref_name }} --draft --notes-from-tag dist/release/*
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+  docker-rootful:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # fetch all commits instead of only the last as some branches are long lived and could have many between versions
+      # fetch all tags to ensure that "git describe" reports expected Gitea version, eg. v1.21.0-dev-1-g1234567
+      - run: git fetch --unshallow --quiet --tags --force
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        id: meta
+        with:
+          images: gitea/gitea
+          # this will generate tags in the following format:
+          # latest
+          # 1
+          # 1.2
+          # 1.2.3
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=latest
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: build rootful docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+  docker-rootless:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # fetch all commits instead of only the last as some branches are long lived and could have many between versions
+      # fetch all tags to ensure that "git describe" reports expected Gitea version, eg. v1.21.0-dev-1-g1234567
+      - run: git fetch --unshallow --quiet --tags --force
+      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        id: meta
+        with:
+          images: gitea/gitea
+          # each tag below will have the suffix of -rootless
+          flavor: |
+            suffix=-rootless
+          # this will generate tags in the following format (with -rootless suffix added):
+          # latest
+          # 1
+          # 1.2
+          # 1.2.3
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=latest
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: build rootless docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          file: Dockerfile.rootless
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
index 7f0517fb7e..5a1e1e8751 100644
--- a/.yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.yamllint.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ rules:
   document-start:
     level: error
     present: false
-    ignore: |
-      /.drone.yml
 
   document-end:
     present: false