diff --git a/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.test.ts b/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.test.ts
index ba41fa4761..ac29c469b6 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.test.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.test.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe('gitea core', () => {
         password: 'P',
       };
 
-      const basicAuthentication = `Basic ${Buffer.from(
+      const basicAuthentication = `basic ${Buffer.from(
         `${authRequest.username}:${authRequest.password}`,
       ).toString('base64')}`;
 
diff --git a/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.ts b/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.ts
index 6d11a4ffde..95caa24c06 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/gitea/core.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function getGiteaRequestOptions(config: GiteaIntegrationConfig): {
   }
 
   if (username) {
-    headers.Authorization = `Basic ${Buffer.from(
+    headers.Authorization = `basic ${Buffer.from(
       `${username}:${password}`,
     ).toString('base64')}`;
   } else {