diff --git a/upgrade.sh b/upgrade.sh
index 719690d..8fbec18 100755
--- a/upgrade.sh
+++ b/upgrade.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 #VERSION=x.x.x
 
-BINDIR=/srv/gitea/bin
+WORKDIR=/srv/gitea
+BINDIR=$WORKDIR/bin
 GITEA_URL='http://127.0.0.1:3000'
 
 function err_report() {
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ function backup() {
 
 function upgrade() {
     set -ex
+    su - gitea -c "WORKDIR=$WORKDIR $BINDIR/gitea-$VERSION-linux-amd64 --config /etc/gitea/gitea.ini migrate"
     ln --force $BINDIR/gitea-$VERSION-linux-amd64 $BINDIR/gitea
     set +x
 }