diff --git a/scripts/ci/lib-forgejo.sh b/scripts/ci/lib-forgejo.sh
index 6f453dc..aaa71ac 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/lib-forgejo.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/lib-forgejo.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,29 @@
 #
 # No command substitution ($()) is used anywhere: HTTP status codes and JSON
 # fields are written to temp files by curl/python3 and read back with `read`.
+#
+# TLS verification is ON by default. Opt-outs (env-driven, resolved once below
+# into the FORGEJO_CURL_TLS array and spliced into every curl call):
+#   FORGEJO_CA_BUNDLE=<path>  -> verify against this CA bundle (--cacert)
+#   FORGEJO_INSECURE=1        -> disable verification (-k), for self-signed
+#                                internal CAs only; explicit opt-in required.
 
 : "${FORGEJO_REPO:=wangjia/pangolin}"
 
+FORGEJO_CURL_TLS=()
+if [ -n "${FORGEJO_CA_BUNDLE:-}" ]; then
+  FORGEJO_CURL_TLS=(--cacert "$FORGEJO_CA_BUNDLE")
+else
+  case "${FORGEJO_INSECURE:-}" in
+    1 | true | yes)
+      FORGEJO_CURL_TLS=(-k)
+      ;;
+    *)
+      FORGEJO_CURL_TLS=()
+      ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
 # forgejo_release_ensure <tag> <title>
 forgejo_release_ensure() {
   local tag="$1" title="$2"
@@ -23,7 +43,7 @@ forgejo_release_ensure() {
   get_code_file="/tmp/forgejo_get_code.$$"
   get_body_file="/tmp/forgejo_get_body.$$.json"
 
-  curl -k -s -o "$get_body_file" -w '%{http_code}' \
+  curl "${FORGEJO_CURL_TLS[@]}" -s -o "$get_body_file" -w '%{http_code}' \
     -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
     "${FORGEJO_URL}/api/v1/repos/${FORGEJO_REPO}/releases/tags/${tag}" \
     > "$get_code_file"
@@ -43,7 +63,7 @@ forgejo_release_ensure() {
   create_code_file="/tmp/forgejo_create_code.$$"
   create_body_file="/tmp/forgejo_create_body.$$.json"
 
-  curl -k -s -o "$create_body_file" -w '%{http_code}' \
+  curl "${FORGEJO_CURL_TLS[@]}" -s -o "$create_body_file" -w '%{http_code}' \
     -X POST "${FORGEJO_URL}/api/v1/repos/${FORGEJO_REPO}/releases" \
     -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
@@ -87,7 +107,7 @@ forgejo_upload_asset() {
   code_file="/tmp/forgejo_upload_code.$$"
   body_file="/tmp/forgejo_upload_body.$$.json"
 
-  curl -k -s -o "$body_file" -w '%{http_code}' \
+  curl "${FORGEJO_CURL_TLS[@]}" -s -o "$body_file" -w '%{http_code}' \
     -X POST "${FORGEJO_URL}/api/v1/repos/${FORGEJO_REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" \
     -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
     -F "attachment=@${file}" \