diff --git a/docs/widgets/services/gitea.md b/docs/widgets/services/gitea.md
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Gitea Widget Configuration
 
 Learn more about [Gitea](https://gitea.com).
 
-API token requires `notifications` and `repository` permissions. See the [gitea documentation](https://docs.gitea.com/development/api-usage#generating-and-listing-api-tokens) for details on generating tokens.
+API token requires `notifications`, `repository` and `issue` permissions. See the [gitea documentation](https://docs.gitea.com/development/api-usage#generating-and-listing-api-tokens) for details on generating tokens.
 
 Allowed fields: ["notifications", "issues", "pulls"]