diff --git a/infrastructure/production/fleet/ci/gitea-runner.yaml b/infrastructure/production/fleet/ci/gitea-runner.yaml
index ec694dd..36bef84 100644
--- a/infrastructure/production/fleet/ci/gitea-runner.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/production/fleet/ci/gitea-runner.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: runner
-          image: gitea/act_runner:0.2.11
+          # gitea/runner is the successor of the deprecated gitea/act_runner.
+          # act_runner 0.2.11 + Gitea 1.26 left finished jobs stuck "Running" —
+          # the runner completed and freed slots, but Gitea never registered the
+          # completion, so dependent jobs (build → deploy) were never dispatched.
+          # Same config format / env vars / .runner registration file.
+          image: gitea/runner:1.0.8
           env:
             - name: GITEA_INSTANCE_URL
               value: https://git.lastcloud.io