diff --git a/forgejo/build.sh b/forgejo/build.sh
index 5ee106d..857b0c4 100755
--- a/forgejo/build.sh
+++ b/forgejo/build.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ else
     git clone --depth 1 -b $ref $url $DIR/src
     cd $DIR/src
 fi
-export TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify"
+
+export TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify" FORGEJO_VERSION=$semver
 make deps-backend backend
-#
-# use the gitea target here so that branches that do not contain the commit that adds
-# the `forgejo` target to the Makefile can build successfully
-#
-make VERSION=v$version GITEA_VERSION=v$version FORGEJO_VERSION=$semver generate gitea
-mv gitea $DIR/forgejo-$version
+make generate forgejo
+mv forgejo $DIR/forgejo-$version