diff --git a/templates/forgejo/Dockerfile.gotmpl b/templates/forgejo/Dockerfile.gotmpl
index 2e588c1..888e6ff 100644
--- a/templates/forgejo/Dockerfile.gotmpl
+++ b/templates/forgejo/Dockerfile.gotmpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # the official Dockerfile.rootless from https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/
 
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-FROM alpine:3.18
+FROM alpine:3.19
 
 ENV FORGEJO_CUSTOM={{ .Forgejo.Custom }} \
     FORGEJO_APP_INI={{ .Forgejo.AppIni }} \
diff --git a/templates/forgejo/app.ini.gotmpl b/templates/forgejo/app.ini.gotmpl
index e96e1a1..be3dac9 100644
--- a/templates/forgejo/app.ini.gotmpl
+++ b/templates/forgejo/app.ini.gotmpl
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ ENABLED = true
 [markup.asciidoc]
 ENABLED         = true
 FILE_EXTENSIONS = .adoc,.asciidoc
-RENDER_COMMAND  = "asciidoctor -s -a showtitle --out-file=- -"
+RENDER_COMMAND  = "asciidoctor -s -a showtitle -a skip-front-matter --out-file=- -"
 ; Input is not a standard input but a file
 IS_INPUT_FILE   = false