diff --git a/cmd/hook.go b/cmd/hook.go
index 0af4c5e04fa..dee0d868a9b 100644
--- a/cmd/hook.go
+++ b/cmd/hook.go
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ Gitea or set your environment appropriately.`, "")
 	refFullNames := make([]git.RefName, hookBatchSize)
 	count := 0
 	total := 0
-	lastline := 0
 
 	out := io.Discard
 	if setting.Git.VerbosePush {
@@ -226,8 +225,6 @@ Gitea or set your environment appropriately.`, "")
 		}
 	}
 
-	supportProcReceive := git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive
-
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		// TODO: support news feeds for wiki
 		if isWiki {
@@ -240,37 +237,23 @@ Gitea or set your environment appropriately.`, "")
 		}
 
 		total++
-		lastline++
+		oldCommitIDs[count] = oldCommitID
+		newCommitIDs[count] = newCommitID
+		refFullNames[count] = refFullName
+		count++
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "*")
 
-		// If the ref is a branch or tag, check if it's protected
-		// if supportProcReceive all ref should be checked because
-		// permission check was delayed
-		if supportProcReceive || refFullName.IsBranch() || refFullName.IsTag() {
-			oldCommitIDs[count] = oldCommitID
-			newCommitIDs[count] = newCommitID
-			refFullNames[count] = refFullName
-			count++
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "*")
+		if count >= hookBatchSize {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, " Checking %d references\n", count)
 
-			if count >= hookBatchSize {
-				fmt.Fprintf(out, " Checking %d references\n", count)
-
-				hookOptions.OldCommitIDs = oldCommitIDs
-				hookOptions.NewCommitIDs = newCommitIDs
-				hookOptions.RefFullNames = refFullNames
-				extra := private.HookPreReceive(ctx, ownerName, repoName, hookOptions)
-				if extra.HasError() {
-					return fail(ctx, extra.UserMsg, "HookPreReceive(batch) failed: %v", extra.Error)
-				}
-				count = 0
-				lastline = 0
+			hookOptions.OldCommitIDs = oldCommitIDs
+			hookOptions.NewCommitIDs = newCommitIDs
+			hookOptions.RefFullNames = refFullNames
+			extra := private.HookPreReceive(ctx, ownerName, repoName, hookOptions)
+			if extra.HasError() {
+				return fail(ctx, extra.UserMsg, "HookPreReceive(batch) failed: %v", extra.Error)
 			}
-		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, ".")
-		}
-		if lastline >= hookBatchSize {
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "\n")
-			lastline = 0
+			count = 0
 		}
 	}
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
@@ -288,8 +271,6 @@ Gitea or set your environment appropriately.`, "")
 		if extra.HasError() {
 			return fail(ctx, extra.UserMsg, "HookPreReceive(last) failed: %v", extra.Error)
 		}
-	} else if lastline > 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "\n")
 	}
 
 	fmt.Fprintf(out, "Checked %d references in total\n", total)
@@ -475,10 +456,6 @@ Gitea or set your environment appropriately.`, "")
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if !git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive {
-		return fail(ctx, "No proc-receive support", "current git version doesn't support proc-receive.")
-	}
-
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 	repoUser := os.Getenv(repo_module.EnvRepoUsername)
 	isWiki, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv(repo_module.EnvRepoIsWiki))
diff --git a/cmd/serv.go b/cmd/serv.go
index c6521e1590a..feb25efb5bd 100644
--- a/cmd/serv.go
+++ b/cmd/serv.go
@@ -195,12 +195,10 @@ func runServ(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	}
 
 	if len(sshCmdArgs) < 2 {
-		if git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive {
-			// for AGit Flow
-			if cmd == "ssh_info" {
-				cprintf(c, "%s", agit.SshInfoJson)
-				return nil
-			}
+		// for AGit Flow
+		if cmd == "ssh_info" {
+			cprintf(c, "%s", agit.SshInfoJson)
+			return nil
 		}
 		return fail(ctx, "Too few arguments", "Too few arguments in cmd: %s", cmd)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/config.go b/modules/git/config.go
index a5eee762b10..abf0051c66b 100644
--- a/modules/git/config.go
+++ b/modules/git/config.go
@@ -73,15 +73,9 @@ func syncGitConfig(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive {
-		// set support for AGit flow
-		if err := configAddNonExist(ctx, "receive.procReceiveRefs", "refs/for"); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		if err := configUnsetAll(ctx, "receive.procReceiveRefs", "refs/for"); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	// set support for AGit flow
+	if err := configAddNonExist(ctx, "receive.procReceiveRefs", "refs/for"); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Due to CVE-2022-24765, git now denies access to git directories which are not owned by current user.
diff --git a/modules/git/fastimport.go b/modules/git/fastimport.go
index 6bf0c5e32e9..3c039021b46 100644
--- a/modules/git/fastimport.go
+++ b/modules/git/fastimport.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func ForceFastImportWithInit(ctx context.Context, repoLocalPath string, commits
 	dirEntries, err := os.ReadDir(repoLocalPath)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) || (err == nil && len(dirEntries) == 0) {
 		_ = os.MkdirAll(repoLocalPath, 0o755)
-		err := InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, repoLocalPath, initOpt.Bare, util.IfZero(initOpt.ObjectFormat, "sha1"))
+		err := InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, repoLocalPath, initOpt.Bare, util.IfZero(initOpt.ObjectFormat, "sha1"), "")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/modules/git/git.go b/modules/git/git.go
index acecfee1632..180579dc705 100644
--- a/modules/git/git.go
+++ b/modules/git/git.go
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 )
 
-const RequiredVersion = "2.25.0" // the minimum Git version required
+const RequiredVersion = "2.34.0" // the minimum Git version required
 
 type Features struct {
 	gitVersion *version.Version
 
-	SupportProcReceive         bool           // >= 2.29
 	SupportHashSha256          bool           // >= 2.42, SHA-256 repositories no longer an ‘experimental curiosity’
 	SupportedObjectFormats     []ObjectFormat // sha1, sha256
 	SupportCheckAttrOnBare     bool           // >= 2.40
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ func loadGitVersionFeatures() (*Features, error) {
 	}
 
 	features := &Features{gitVersion: ver}
-	features.SupportProcReceive = features.CheckVersionAtLeast("2.29")
 	features.SupportHashSha256 = features.CheckVersionAtLeast("2.42")
 	features.SupportedObjectFormats = []ObjectFormat{Sha1ObjectFormat}
 	if features.SupportHashSha256 {
diff --git a/modules/git/gitcmd/error.go b/modules/git/gitcmd/error.go
index 5219b7c1012..a98a3db08f0 100644
--- a/modules/git/gitcmd/error.go
+++ b/modules/git/gitcmd/error.go
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ const (
 	StderrBadRevision        StderrPrefix = "fatal: bad revision"
 	StderrNoSuchPath         StderrPrefix = "fatal: no such path"
 
-	StderrNoSuchRemote1 StderrPrefix = "fatal: no such remote" // git < 2.30, exit status 128
-	StderrNoSuchRemote2 StderrPrefix = "error: no such remote" // git >= 2.30. exit status 2
+	StderrNoSuchRemote StderrPrefix = "error: no such remote"
 
 	StderrAuthenticationFailed StderrPrefix = "fatal: Authentication failed for"
 	StderrCouldNotReadUsername StderrPrefix = "fatal: could not read Username"
diff --git a/modules/git/localfs.go b/modules/git/localfs.go
index 5bd867239dc..519da5304dc 100644
--- a/modules/git/localfs.go
+++ b/modules/git/localfs.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func RenameRepository(ctx context.Context, repo, newRepo RepositoryFacade) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func InitRepository(ctx context.Context, repo RepositoryFacade, objectFormatName string) error {
-	return InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, gitrepo.RepoLocalPath(repo), true, objectFormatName)
+func InitRepository(ctx context.Context, repo RepositoryFacade, objectFormatName, initialBranch string) error {
+	return InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, gitrepo.RepoLocalPath(repo), true, objectFormatName, initialBranch)
 }
 
 func IsRepoFileExist(ctx context.Context, repo RepositoryFacade, relativeFilePath string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/modules/git/remote.go b/modules/git/remote.go
index c9fd1266440..d711a976739 100644
--- a/modules/git/remote.go
+++ b/modules/git/remote.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (err *ErrInvalidCloneAddr) Unwrap() error {
 
 // IsRemoteNotExistError checks the prefix of the error message to see whether a remote does not exist.
 func IsRemoteNotExistError(err error) bool {
-	return gitcmd.IsStderr(err, gitcmd.StderrNoSuchRemote1, gitcmd.StderrNoSuchRemote2)
+	return gitcmd.IsStderr(err, gitcmd.StderrNoSuchRemote)
 }
 
 // ParseRemoteAddr checks if given remote address is valid,
diff --git a/modules/git/remote_test.go b/modules/git/remote_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f5f9ce0e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/git/remote_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package git
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIsRemoteNotExistError(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := GetRemoteAddress(t.Context(), mockRepository("repo1_bare"), "no-such-remote")
+	assert.True(t, IsRemoteNotExistError(err))
+}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo.go b/modules/git/repo.go
index bb21e8c2389..a340364c93a 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func IsRepoURLAccessible(ctx context.Context, url string) bool {
 }
 
 // InitRepositoryLocal initializes a new Git repository.
-func InitRepositoryLocal(ctx context.Context, localRepoPath string, bare bool, objectFormatName string) error {
+func InitRepositoryLocal(ctx context.Context, localRepoPath string, bare bool, objectFormatName, initialBranch string) error {
 	err := os.MkdirAll(localRepoPath, os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ func InitRepositoryLocal(ctx context.Context, localRepoPath string, bare bool, o
 	if DefaultFeatures().SupportHashSha256 {
 		cmd.AddOptionValues("--object-format", objectFormatName)
 	}
+	if initialBranch != "" {
+		cmd.AddOptionValues("--initial-branch", initialBranch)
+	}
 
 	if bare {
 		cmd.AddArguments("--bare")
diff --git a/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go b/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
index 519f033bad5..c4ce50c787e 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func HookPreReceive(ctx *gitea_context.PrivateContext) {
 			preReceiveBranch(ourCtx, oldCommitID, newCommitID, refFullName)
 		case refFullName.IsTag():
 			preReceiveTag(ourCtx, refFullName)
-		case git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive && refFullName.IsFor():
+		case refFullName.IsFor():
 			preReceiveFor(ourCtx, refFullName)
 		default:
 			ourCtx.assertCanWriteRef(refFullName)
diff --git a/routers/private/hook_proc_receive.go b/routers/private/hook_proc_receive.go
index c56276f6a8e..2f8ba5203f3 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook_proc_receive.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook_proc_receive.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	issues_model "gitea.dev/models/issues"
 	user_model "gitea.dev/models/user"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/private"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/web"
 	"gitea.dev/services/agit"
@@ -19,10 +18,6 @@ import (
 // HookProcReceive proc-receive hook - only handles agit Proc-Receive requests at present
 func HookProcReceive(ctx *gitea_context.PrivateContext) {
 	opts := web.GetForm[*private.HookOptions](ctx)
-	if !git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive {
-		ctx.Status(http.StatusNotFound)
-		return
-	}
 	if !loadContextDoerPermission(ctx, opts.UserID, opts.UserExtDoerData) {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/private/serv.go b/routers/private/serv.go
index f900361819a..dad2d9566d1 100644
--- a/routers/private/serv.go
+++ b/routers/private/serv.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func ServCommand(ctx *context.PrivateContext) {
 		// AGit flow needs to write its own ref when the doer has "reader" permission (allowing to create PR).
 		// The real permission check is done in HookPreReceive (routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go).
 		// Here it should relax the permission check for "git push (git-receive-pack)", but not for others like LFS operations.
-		if git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive && unitType == unit.TypeCode && verb == git.CmdVerbReceivePack {
+		if unitType == unit.TypeCode && verb == git.CmdVerbReceivePack {
 			mode = perm.AccessModeRead
 		}
 
diff --git a/routers/web/misc/misc.go b/routers/web/misc/misc.go
index beb01611dad..aadf65818f9 100644
--- a/routers/web/misc/misc.go
+++ b/routers/web/misc/misc.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/httpcache"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/httplib"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/json"
@@ -45,10 +44,6 @@ func SiteManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func SSHInfo(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if !git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive {
-		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-		return
-	}
 	rw.Header().Set("content-type", "text/json;charset=UTF-8")
 	_, err := rw.Write([]byte(agit.SshInfoJson))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/githttp.go b/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
index da2bf49557e..c5a042aab63 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func httpBase(ctx *context.Context, optGitService ...string) *serviceHandler {
 
 		if repoExist {
 			// Only the main code repo accepts refs/for pushes, so wiki pushes must keep write checks.
-			if git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive && !isWiki {
+			if !isWiki {
 				accessMode = perm.AccessModeRead
 			}
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func dummyInfoRefs(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		defer cleanup()
 
-		if err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, tmpEmptyRepoDir, true, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()); err != nil {
+		if err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, tmpEmptyRepoDir, true, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name(), ""); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Failed to init bare repo for git-receive-pack cache: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/csv_test.go b/services/gitdiff/csv_test.go
index 6bb04044a81..b67f2b6916a 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/csv_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/csv_test.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ c,d,e`,
 	}
 
 	for n, c := range cases {
-		diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(c.diff), "")
+		diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(c.diff))
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		var baseReader *csv.Reader
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
index bef5ed22a79..ad7fc8906b6 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ const cmdDiffHead = "diff --git "
 var defaultDiffLineBufferSize = 8 * 1024
 
 // ParsePatch builds a Diff object by parsing git diff output
-func ParsePatch(ctx context.Context, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, reader io.Reader, skipToFile string) (_ *Diff, retErr error) {
-	log.Debug("ParsePatch(%d, %d, %d, ..., %s)", maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles, skipToFile)
+func ParsePatch(ctx context.Context, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, reader io.Reader) (_ *Diff, retErr error) {
+	log.Debug("ParsePatch(%d, %d, %d, ...)", maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles)
 
 	diff := &Diff{Files: make([]*DiffFile, 0)}
 	readerSize := max(maxLineCharacters, defaultDiffLineBufferSize)
@@ -714,9 +714,8 @@ func ParsePatch(ctx context.Context, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int,
 		return diff, util.Iif(err == io.EOF, nil, err)
 	}
 
-	skipping := skipToFile != ""
 	for {
-		nextLine, err := diff.parseOneDiffFile(ctx, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles, &skipping, input, skipToFile, line)
+		nextLine, err := diff.parseOneDiffFile(ctx, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles, input, line)
 		if nextLine == "" || err == io.EOF {
 			break
 		} else if err != nil {
@@ -729,7 +728,7 @@ func ParsePatch(ctx context.Context, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int,
 	return diff, nil
 }
 
-func (diff *Diff) parseOneDiffFile(ctx context.Context, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, skipping *bool, input *bufio.Reader, skipToFile, startLine string) (nextLine string, err error) {
+func (diff *Diff) parseOneDiffFile(ctx context.Context, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, input *bufio.Reader, startLine string) (nextLine string, err error) {
 	line := startLine
 
 	extractGitDiffHead := func(s, p string) string {
@@ -751,13 +750,6 @@ func (diff *Diff) parseOneDiffFile(ctx context.Context, maxLines, maxLineCharact
 		}
 
 		curFile := createDiffFile(line)
-		if *skipping {
-			if curFile.Name != skipToFile {
-				return skipToNextDiffHead(input)
-			}
-			*skipping = false
-		}
-
 		diff.Files = append(diff.Files, curFile)
 
 		// 2. It is followed by one or more extended header lines:
@@ -962,18 +954,6 @@ func (diff *Diff) postProcessFiles() {
 	}
 }
 
-func skipToNextDiffHead(input *bufio.Reader) (line string, err error) {
-	for {
-		lineBytes, _, err := readGitDiffLineWithDiscard(input)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		if bytes.HasPrefix(lineBytes, []byte(cmdDiffHead)) {
-			return string(lineBytes), nil
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func newDiffSectionForDiffFile(curFile *DiffFile) *DiffSection {
 	return &DiffSection{
 		language:              &curFile.language,
@@ -1347,13 +1327,8 @@ func getDiffBasic(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOption
 		AddArguments(opts.WhitespaceBehavior...).
 		AddOptionFormat("--find-renames=%s", setting.Git.DiffRenameSimilarityThreshold)
 
-	// In git 2.31, git diff learned --skip-to which we can use to shortcut skip to file
-	// so if we are using at least this version of git we don't have to tell ParsePatch to do
-	// the skipping for us
-	parsePatchSkipToFile := opts.SkipTo
-	if opts.SkipTo != "" && git.DefaultFeatures().CheckVersionAtLeast("2.31") {
+	if opts.SkipTo != "" {
 		cmdDiff.AddOptionFormat("--skip-to=%s", opts.SkipTo)
-		parsePatchSkipToFile = ""
 	}
 
 	cmdDiff.AddDynamicArguments(beforeCommitID.String(), opts.AfterCommitID)
@@ -1372,7 +1347,7 @@ func getDiffBasic(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOption
 		}
 	}()
 
-	diff, err := ParsePatch(cmdCtx, opts.MaxLines, opts.MaxLineCharacters, opts.MaxFiles, reader, parsePatchSkipToFile)
+	diff, err := ParsePatch(cmdCtx, opts.MaxLines, opts.MaxLineCharacters, opts.MaxFiles, reader)
 	// Ensure the git process is killed if it didn't exit already
 	cmdCancel()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1605,7 +1580,7 @@ func SyncUserSpecificDiff(ctx context.Context, userID int64, pull *issues_model.
 // CommentAsDiff returns c.Patch as *Diff
 func CommentAsDiff(ctx context.Context, c *issues_model.Comment) (*Diff, error) {
 	diff, err := ParsePatch(ctx, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
-		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(c.Patch), "")
+		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(c.Patch))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to parse patch: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_render_test.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_render_test.go
index bf0057cf0af..c0fd647a029 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_render_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_render_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestGetDiffForRender(t *testing.T) {
 	repoDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "temp-repo")
-	require.NoError(t, git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), repoDir, false, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()))
+	require.NoError(t, git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), repoDir, false, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name(), ""))
 
 	contentLeft := strings.Repeat("a\n", 20) +
 		"mark1\n" +
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
index 10dbcfc0424..97e556bc99d 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
@@ -24,169 +24,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestParsePatch_skipTo(t *testing.T) {
-	type testcase struct {
-		name        string
-		gitdiff     string
-		wantErr     bool
-		addition    int
-		deletion    int
-		oldFilename string
-		filename    string
-		skipTo      string
-	}
-	tests := []testcase{
-		{
-			name: "readme.md2readme.md",
-			gitdiff: `diff --git "a/A \\ B" "b/A \\ B"
---- "a/A \\ B"
-+++ "b/A \\ B"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off
-diff --git "\\a/README.md" "\\b/README.md"
---- "\\a/README.md"
-+++ "\\b/README.md"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off
-`,
-			addition:    4,
-			deletion:    1,
-			filename:    "README.md",
-			oldFilename: "README.md",
-			skipTo:      "README.md",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "A \\ B",
-			gitdiff: `diff --git "a/A \\ B" "b/A \\ B"
---- "a/A \\ B"
-+++ "b/A \\ B"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off`,
-			addition:    4,
-			deletion:    1,
-			filename:    "A \\ B",
-			oldFilename: "A \\ B",
-			skipTo:      "A \\ B",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "A \\ B",
-			gitdiff: `diff --git "\\a/README.md" "\\b/README.md"
---- "\\a/README.md"
-+++ "\\b/README.md"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off
-diff --git "a/A \\ B" "b/A \\ B"
---- "a/A \\ B"
-+++ "b/A \\ B"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off`,
-			addition:    4,
-			deletion:    1,
-			filename:    "A \\ B",
-			oldFilename: "A \\ B",
-			skipTo:      "A \\ B",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "readme.md2readme.md",
-			gitdiff: `diff --git "a/A \\ B" "b/A \\ B"
---- "a/A \\ B"
-+++ "b/A \\ B"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off
-diff --git "a/A \\ B" "b/A \\ B"
---- "a/A \\ B"
-+++ "b/A \\ B"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off
-diff --git "\\a/README.md" "\\b/README.md"
---- "\\a/README.md"
-+++ "\\b/README.md"
-@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
- # gitea-github-migrator
-+
-+ Build Status
-- Latest Release
- Docker Pulls
-+ cut off
-+ cut off
-`,
-			addition:    4,
-			deletion:    1,
-			filename:    "README.md",
-			oldFilename: "README.md",
-			skipTo:      "README.md",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, testcase := range tests {
-		t.Run(testcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff), testcase.skipTo)
-			if (err != nil) != testcase.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("ParsePatch(%q) error = %v, wantErr %v", testcase.name, err, testcase.wantErr)
-				return
-			}
+func TestGetDiffSkipTo(t *testing.T) {
+	repo, err := git.ForceFastImportWithInit(t.Context(), t.TempDir(), []git.FastImportCommit{{Ref: "refs/heads/main", Files: []git.FastImportFile{
+		{Path: "a.txt", Content: "a\n"}, {Path: "b.txt", Content: "b\n"}, {Path: "c.txt", Content: "c\n"},
+	}}})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(t.Context(), repo)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer gitRepo.Close()
 
-			gotMarshaled, _ := json.MarshalIndent(got, "", "  ")
-			if len(got.Files) != 1 {
-				t.Errorf("ParsePath(%q) did not receive 1 file:\n%s", testcase.name, string(gotMarshaled))
-				return
-			}
-			file := got.Files[0]
-			if file.Addition != testcase.addition {
-				t.Errorf("ParsePath(%q) does not have correct file addition %d, wanted %d", testcase.name, file.Addition, testcase.addition)
-			}
-			if file.Deletion != testcase.deletion {
-				t.Errorf("ParsePath(%q) did not have correct file deletion %d, wanted %d", testcase.name, file.Deletion, testcase.deletion)
-			}
-			if file.OldName != testcase.oldFilename {
-				t.Errorf("ParsePath(%q) did not have correct OldName %q, wanted %q", testcase.name, file.OldName, testcase.oldFilename)
-			}
-			if file.Name != testcase.filename {
-				t.Errorf("ParsePath(%q) did not have correct Name %q, wanted %q", testcase.name, file.Name, testcase.filename)
-			}
-		})
-	}
+	diff, err := GetDiffForAPI(t.Context(), gitRepo, &DiffOptions{
+		AfterCommitID:     "main",
+		SkipTo:            "b.txt",
+		MaxLines:          setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
+		MaxLineCharacters: setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters,
+		MaxFiles:          setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, diff.Files, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, "b.txt", diff.Files[0].Name)
 }
 
 func TestParsePatch_singlefile(t *testing.T) {
@@ -370,7 +226,7 @@ index 6961180..9ba1a00 100644
 
 	for _, testcase := range tests {
 		t.Run(testcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff), "")
+			got, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff))
 			if (err != nil) != testcase.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("ParsePatch(%q) error = %v, wantErr %v", testcase.name, err, testcase.wantErr)
 				return
@@ -413,21 +269,21 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
 		diffBuilder.WriteString("+line" + strconv.Itoa(i) + "\n")
 	}
 	diff = diffBuilder.String()
-	result, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), 20, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
+	result, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), 20, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("There should not be an error: %v", err)
 	}
 	if !result.Files[0].IsIncomplete {
 		t.Errorf("Files should be incomplete! %v", result.Files[0])
 	}
-	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 40, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
+	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 40, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("There should not be an error: %v", err)
 	}
 	if result.Files[0].IsIncomplete {
 		t.Errorf("Files should not be incomplete! %v", result.Files[0])
 	}
-	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 40, 5, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
+	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 40, 5, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("There should not be an error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -458,14 +314,14 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
 	diffBuilder.WriteString("+line" + strconv.Itoa(35) + "\n")
 	diff = diffBuilder.String()
 
-	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 20, 4096, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
+	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 20, 4096, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("There should not be an error: %v", err)
 	}
 	if !result.Files[0].IsIncomplete {
 		t.Errorf("Files should be incomplete! %v", result.Files[0])
 	}
-	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 40, 4096, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
+	result, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), 40, 4096, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("There should not be an error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -484,7 +340,7 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -500,7 +356,7 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -516,7 +372,7 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2a), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff2a))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -532,7 +388,7 @@ index 0000000..6bb8f39
  Docker Pulls
 + cut off
 + cut off`
-	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff3), "")
+	_, err = ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(diff3))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("ParsePatch failed: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -571,8 +427,8 @@ func TestParsePatchLongLines(t *testing.T) {
 					" final",
 					"",
 				}, eol)
-				maxLines, maxFiles, skipToFile := 20, 10, ""
-				diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), maxLines, test.limit, maxFiles, strings.NewReader(patch), skipToFile)
+				maxLines, maxFiles := 20, 10
+				diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), maxLines, test.limit, maxFiles, strings.NewReader(patch))
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				require.Len(t, diff.Files, 2)
 				file := diff.Files[0]
@@ -615,7 +471,7 @@ func TestParsePatchExactLineLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			patch := "diff --git a/file b/file\n--- a/file\n+++ b/file\n" + test.hunk
-			diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), test.limit, 5000, 10, strings.NewReader(patch), "")
+			diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), test.limit, 5000, 10, strings.NewReader(patch))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Len(t, diff.Files, 1)
 			diffFile := diff.Files[0]
@@ -732,7 +588,7 @@ func TestNoCrashes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, testcase := range tests {
 		// It shouldn't crash, so don't care about the output.
-		ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff), "")
+		ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/submodule_test.go b/services/gitdiff/submodule_test.go
index 23afce33112..9d7daff2402 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/submodule_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/submodule_test.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ index 0000000..68972a9
 
 	for _, testcase := range tests {
 		t.Run(testcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff), "")
+			diff, err := ParsePatch(t.Context(), setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, strings.NewReader(testcase.gitdiff))
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			for i, expected := range testcase.infos {
diff --git a/services/pull/merge_prepare.go b/services/pull/merge_prepare.go
index 73c05d62e37..be5df102db0 100644
--- a/services/pull/merge_prepare.go
+++ b/services/pull/merge_prepare.go
@@ -267,29 +267,8 @@ func rebaseTrackingOnToBase(ctx *mergeContext, mergeStyle repo_model.MergeStyle)
 	if err := ctx.PrepareGitCmd(cmdRebase).
 		RunWithStderr(ctx); err != nil {
 		// Rebase will leave a REBASE_HEAD file in .git if there is a conflict
-		if _, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(ctx.tmpBasePath, ".git", "REBASE_HEAD")); statErr == nil {
-			var commitSha string
-			ok := false
-			failingCommitPaths := []string{
-				filepath.Join(ctx.tmpBasePath, ".git", "rebase-apply", "original-commit"), // Git < 2.26
-				filepath.Join(ctx.tmpBasePath, ".git", "rebase-merge", "stopped-sha"),     // Git >= 2.26
-			}
-			for _, failingCommitPath := range failingCommitPaths {
-				if _, statErr := os.Stat(failingCommitPath); statErr == nil {
-					commitShaBytes, readErr := os.ReadFile(failingCommitPath)
-					if readErr != nil {
-						// Abandon this attempt to handle the error
-						return fmt.Errorf("unable to git rebase staging on to base in temp repo for %v: %w\n%s\n%s", ctx.pr, err, ctx.outbuf.String(), err.Stderr())
-					}
-					commitSha = strings.TrimSpace(string(commitShaBytes))
-					ok = true
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if !ok {
-				log.Error("Unable to determine failing commit sha for failing rebase in temp repo for %-v. Cannot cast as ErrRebaseConflicts.", ctx.pr)
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to git rebase staging on to base in temp repo for %v: %w\n%s\n%s", ctx.pr, err, ctx.outbuf.String(), err.Stderr())
-			}
+		if rebaseHead, readErr := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctx.tmpBasePath, ".git", "REBASE_HEAD")); readErr == nil {
+			commitSha := strings.TrimSpace(string(rebaseHead))
 			log.Debug("Conflict when rebasing staging on to base in %-v at %s: %v\n%s\n%s", ctx.pr, commitSha, err, ctx.outbuf.String(), err.Stderr())
 			return ErrRebaseConflicts{
 				CommitSHA: commitSha,
diff --git a/services/pull/temp_repo.go b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
index 5fb295f1d05..ac530838b86 100644
--- a/services/pull/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func createTemporaryRepoForPR(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest)
 	baseRepoPath := gitrepo.RepoLocalPath(pr.BaseRepo.CodeStorageRepo())
 	headRepoPath := gitrepo.RepoLocalPath(pr.HeadRepo.CodeStorageRepo())
 
-	if err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, tmpBasePath, false, pr.BaseRepo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
+	if err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, tmpBasePath, false, pr.BaseRepo.ObjectFormatName, ""); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("InitRepository[PR:%d]: %w", pr.ID, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/repository/check.go b/services/repository/check.go
index ef2473d9740..349f0eef051 100644
--- a/services/repository/check.go
+++ b/services/repository/check.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func ReinitMissingRepositories(ctx context.Context) error {
 		default:
 		}
 		log.Trace("Initializing %d/%d...", repo.OwnerID, repo.ID)
-		if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo, repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
+		if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo, repo.ObjectFormatName, repo.DefaultBranch); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Unable (re)initialize repository %d at %s. Error: %v", repo.ID, repo.FullName(), err)
 			if err2 := system_model.CreateRepositoryNotice("InitRepository (%s) [%d]: %v", repo.FullName(), repo.ID, err); err2 != nil {
 				log.Error("CreateRepositoryNotice: %v", err2)
diff --git a/services/repository/create.go b/services/repository/create.go
index 50875cd544e..754ee3cf6c2 100644
--- a/services/repository/create.go
+++ b/services/repository/create.go
@@ -144,15 +144,16 @@ func prepareRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, tmpDir
 
 // InitRepository initializes README and .gitignore if needed.
 func initRepository(ctx context.Context, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, opts CreateRepoOptions) (err error) {
+	repo.DefaultBranch = util.IfZero(opts.DefaultBranch, setting.Repository.DefaultBranch)
+	repo.DefaultWikiBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
+
 	// Init git bare new repository.
-	if err = git.InitRepository(ctx, repo, repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
+	if err = git.InitRepository(ctx, repo, repo.ObjectFormatName, repo.DefaultBranch); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("git.InitRepository: %w", err)
 	} else if err = git.CreateDelegateHooks(ctx, repo); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("createDelegateHooks: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	repo.DefaultBranch = util.IfZero(opts.DefaultBranch, setting.Repository.DefaultBranch)
-	repo.DefaultWikiBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
 	if !opts.AutoInit {
 		repo.IsEmpty = true
 	}
@@ -179,10 +180,6 @@ func initRepository(ctx context.Context, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Re
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = git.SetDefaultBranch(ctx, repo, repo.DefaultBranch); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("setDefaultBranch: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	// Re-fetch the repository from database before updating it (keep changes that were done earlier with SQL)
 	if repo, err = repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(ctx, repo.ID); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("getRepositoryByID: %w", err)
diff --git a/services/repository/create_test.go b/services/repository/create_test.go
index 86dd6188a3c..0d294835760 100644
--- a/services/repository/create_test.go
+++ b/services/repository/create_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ func TestCreateRepositoryDirectly(t *testing.T) {
 	testRepoName := "created-repo"
 	t.Run("Success", func(t *testing.T) {
 		createdRepo, err := CreateRepositoryDirectly(t.Context(), user2, user2, CreateRepoOptions{
-			Name: testRepoName,
+			Name:          testRepoName,
+			DefaultBranch: "custom-default",
 		}, true)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, createdRepo)
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ func TestCreateRepositoryDirectly(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.True(t, exist)
 
+		branch, err := git.GetDefaultBranch(t.Context(), createdRepo)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "custom-default", branch)
+
 		unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{OwnerName: user2.Name, Name: createdRepo.Name})
 
 		err = DeleteRepositoryDirectly(t.Context(), createdRepo.ID)
diff --git a/services/repository/files/patch.go b/services/repository/files/patch.go
index f670d1f5010..3d5f36077d7 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/patch.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/patch.go
@@ -178,12 +178,8 @@ func ApplyDiffPatch(ctx reqctx.RequestContext, repo *repo_model.Repository, doer
 	}
 	defer t.Close()
 
-	cmdApply := gitcmd.NewCommand("apply", "--index", "--recount", "--cached", "--ignore-whitespace", "--whitespace=fix", "--binary")
-	if git.DefaultFeatures().CheckVersionAtLeast("2.32") {
-		cmdApply.AddArguments("-3")
-	}
-
-	if err := cmdApply.WithRepo(t.gitRepo).
+	if err := gitcmd.NewCommand("apply", "--index", "--recount", "--cached", "--ignore-whitespace", "--whitespace=fix", "--binary", "-3").
+		WithRepo(t.gitRepo).
 		WithStdinBytes([]byte(opts.Content)).
 		RunWithStderr(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("git apply error: %w", err)
diff --git a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
index 8ce4e23292b..99fc4c344de 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Clone(ctx context.Context, branch string, ba
 
 // Init the repository
 func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Init(ctx context.Context, objectFormatName string) error {
-	if err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, t.basePath, false, objectFormatName); err != nil {
+	if err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, t.basePath, false, objectFormatName, ""); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepositoryLocal(ctx, t.basePath)
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) DiffIndex(ctx context.Context, oldContent, n
 		WithRepo(t.gitRepo).
 		WithPipelineFunc(func(ctx gitcmd.Context) error {
 			var diffErr error
-			diff, diffErr = gitdiff.ParsePatch(ctx, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, stdoutReader, "")
+			diff, diffErr = gitdiff.ParsePatch(ctx, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, stdoutReader)
 			if diffErr != nil {
 				// if the diffErr is not nil, it will be returned as the error of "Run()"
 				return fmt.Errorf("ParsePatch: %w", diffErr)
diff --git a/services/repository/generate.go b/services/repository/generate.go
index 2a8eba0de87..ae0b6b8e2ee 100644
--- a/services/repository/generate.go
+++ b/services/repository/generate.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func generateRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo, templateRepo, generateRepo *r
 		return fmt.Errorf("readGiteaTemplateFile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, tmpDir, false, templateRepo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
+	if err = git.InitRepositoryLocal(ctx, tmpDir, false, templateRepo.ObjectFormatName, ""); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/repository/license_test.go b/services/repository/license_test.go
index 3cea2f7c533..d17d2ae8ba4 100644
--- a/services/repository/license_test.go
+++ b/services/repository/license_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func Test_resolveLicenses(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	repoDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "repo.git")
-	require.NoError(t, git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), repoDir, true, "sha1"))
+	require.NoError(t, git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), repoDir, true, "sha1", ""))
 	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), repoDir)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer gitRepo.Close()
diff --git a/services/repository/template.go b/services/repository/template.go
index a8ead0f41d9..6aad16b51b2 100644
--- a/services/repository/template.go
+++ b/services/repository/template.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func GenerateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, templ
 	}
 
 	// 3 -Init git bare new repository.
-	if err = git.InitRepository(ctx, generateRepo, generateRepo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
+	if err = git.InitRepository(ctx, generateRepo, generateRepo.ObjectFormatName, ""); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("git.InitRepository: %w", err)
 	} else if err = git.CreateDelegateHooks(ctx, generateRepo); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("createDelegateHooks: %w", err)
diff --git a/services/wiki/wiki.go b/services/wiki/wiki.go
index 4a9f57f5420..1eec2bf549f 100644
--- a/services/wiki/wiki.go
+++ b/services/wiki/wiki.go
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ func InitWiki(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) error {
 	}
 
 	// wiki's object format should be the same as repository's
-	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo.WikiStorageRepo(), repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
+	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo.WikiStorageRepo(), repo.ObjectFormatName, repo.DefaultWikiBranch); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("InitRepository: %w", err)
 	} else if err = git.CreateDelegateHooks(ctx, repo.WikiStorageRepo()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("createDelegateHooks: %w", err)
-	} else if err = git.SetDefaultBranch(ctx, repo.WikiStorageRepo(), repo.DefaultWikiBranch); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to set default wiki branch to %q: %w", repo.DefaultWikiBranch, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/services/wiki/wiki_test.go b/services/wiki/wiki_test.go
index 997381bf426..aa9914e904a 100644
--- a/services/wiki/wiki_test.go
+++ b/services/wiki/wiki_test.go
@@ -148,8 +148,12 @@ func TestRepository_InitWiki(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// repo2 does not already have a wiki
 	repo2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 2})
+	repo2.DefaultWikiBranch = "wiki-main"
 	assert.NoError(t, InitWiki(t.Context(), repo2))
 	assert.True(t, repo_service.HasWiki(t.Context(), repo2))
+	branch, err := git.GetDefaultBranch(t.Context(), repo2.WikiStorageRepo())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "wiki-main", branch)
 }
 
 func TestRepository_AddWikiPage(t *testing.T) {
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ func TestPrepareWikiFileName_FirstPage(t *testing.T) {
 	// Now create a temporaryDirectory
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 
-	err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), tmpDir, true, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name())
+	err := git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), tmpDir, true, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name(), "")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), tmpDir)
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_pull_test.go b/tests/integration/api_pull_test.go
index aa4aed97895..d6263a69f09 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_pull_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_pull_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestAPIViewPulls(t *testing.T) {
 		resp = ctx.Session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", pull.DiffURL), http.StatusOK)
 		bs, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		patch, err := gitdiff.ParsePatch(t.Context(), 1000, 5000, 10, bytes.NewReader(bs), "")
+		patch, err := gitdiff.ParsePatch(t.Context(), 1000, 5000, 10, bytes.NewReader(bs))
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		if assert.Len(t, patch.Files, 1) {
 			assert.Equal(t, "File-WoW", patch.Files[0].Name)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestAPIViewPulls(t *testing.T) {
 		resp = ctx.Session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", pull.DiffURL), http.StatusOK)
 		bs, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		patch, err := gitdiff.ParsePatch(t.Context(), 1000, 5000, 10, bytes.NewReader(bs), "")
+		patch, err := gitdiff.ParsePatch(t.Context(), 1000, 5000, 10, bytes.NewReader(bs))
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		if assert.Len(t, patch.Files, 1) {
 			assert.Equal(t, "README.md", patch.Files[0].Name)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestAPIViewPulls(t *testing.T) {
 		resp = ctx.Session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", pull.DiffURL), http.StatusOK)
 		bs, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		patch, err := gitdiff.ParsePatch(t.Context(), 1000, 5000, 10, bytes.NewReader(bs), "")
+		patch, err := gitdiff.ParsePatch(t.Context(), 1000, 5000, 10, bytes.NewReader(bs))
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Len(t, patch.Files, 1)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/deploy_token_test.go b/tests/integration/deploy_token_test.go
index ea81c7a1fe7..f86218ac731 100644
--- a/tests/integration/deploy_token_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/deploy_token_test.go
@@ -5,72 +5,75 @@ package integration
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
 	deploykey_model "gitea.dev/models/deploykey"
 	"gitea.dev/models/perm"
 	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
 	"gitea.dev/models/unittest"
-	"gitea.dev/modules/git"
+	"gitea.dev/modules/git/gitcmd"
 	lfs_module "gitea.dev/modules/lfs"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/setting"
 	"gitea.dev/modules/test"
-	"gitea.dev/tests"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestDeployTokenGitHTTP(t *testing.T) {
-	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	onGiteaRun(t, func(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
+		repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+		otherRepo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 2})
+		readKey, err := deploykey_model.AddDeployKeyToken(t.Context(), repo.ID, "read", perm.AccessModeRead)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		writeKey, err := deploykey_model.AddDeployKeyToken(t.Context(), repo.ID, "write", perm.AccessModeWrite)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// need to disable agit, otherwise the "write" permission check is skipped at pre-receive (git-receive-pack) step
-	defer test.MockVariableValue(&git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive, false)()
-
-	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
-	otherRepo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 2})
-	readKey, err := deploykey_model.AddDeployKeyToken(t.Context(), repo.ID, "read", perm.AccessModeRead)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	writeKey, err := deploykey_model.AddDeployKeyToken(t.Context(), repo.ID, "write", perm.AccessModeWrite)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	requestAs := func(t *testing.T, token, path string, expected int) {
-		MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", path).AddBasicAuth("deploy-token", token), expected)
-	}
-
-	t.Run("Clone", func(t *testing.T) {
-		requestAs(t, readKey.Token, "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack", http.StatusOK)
-	})
-	t.Run("PushWithReadToken", func(t *testing.T) {
-		requestAs(t, readKey.Token, "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack", http.StatusNotFound)
-	})
-	t.Run("PushWithWriteToken", func(t *testing.T) {
-		requestAs(t, writeKey.Token, "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack", http.StatusOK)
-	})
-	t.Run("OtherRepo", func(t *testing.T) {
-		requestAs(t, readKey.Token, "/"+otherRepo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack", http.StatusNotFound)
-	})
-	t.Run("UnknownToken", func(t *testing.T) {
-		requestAs(t, deploykey_model.DeployTokenPrefix+"0123456789abcdef", "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-	})
-	t.Run("RejectedOutsideGitHTTP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		// the owner of the repo would be able to read it, the token must not act as that owner
-		requestAs(t, readKey.Token, "/api/v1/repos/"+repo.FullName(), http.StatusUnauthorized)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("LFS", func(t *testing.T) {
-		defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.LFS.StartServer, true)()
-
-		batchAs := func(t *testing.T, token, repoName, operation string, expected int) {
-			req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", "/"+repoName+"/info/lfs/objects/batch", lfs_module.BatchRequest{Operation: operation}).
-				AddBasicAuth("deploy-token", token).
-				SetHeader("Accept", lfs_module.AcceptHeader).
-				SetHeader("Content-Type", lfs_module.MediaType)
-			MakeRequest(t, req, expected)
+		requestAs := func(t *testing.T, token, path string, expected int) {
+			MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", path).AddBasicAuth("deploy-token", token), expected)
 		}
 
-		batchAs(t, readKey.Token, repo.FullName(), "download", http.StatusOK)
-		batchAs(t, readKey.Token, repo.FullName(), "upload", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-		batchAs(t, writeKey.Token, repo.FullName(), "upload", http.StatusOK)
-		batchAs(t, readKey.Token, otherRepo.FullName(), "download", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		t.Run("Clone", func(t *testing.T) {
+			requestAs(t, readKey.Token, "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack", http.StatusOK)
+		})
+		t.Run("PushWithReadToken", func(t *testing.T) {
+			pushURL := *u
+			pushURL.Path = "/" + repo.FullName() + ".git"
+			pushURL.User = url.UserPassword("deploy-token", readKey.Token)
+			_, _, err := gitcmd.NewCommand("push").AddDynamicArguments(pushURL.String(), "HEAD:refs/heads/read-token-push").WithRepo(repo).RunStdString(t.Context())
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			assert.Contains(t, err.Stderr(), "User permission denied for writing.")
+		})
+		t.Run("PushWithWriteToken", func(t *testing.T) {
+			requestAs(t, writeKey.Token, "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack", http.StatusOK)
+		})
+		t.Run("OtherRepo", func(t *testing.T) {
+			requestAs(t, readKey.Token, "/"+otherRepo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack", http.StatusNotFound)
+		})
+		t.Run("UnknownToken", func(t *testing.T) {
+			requestAs(t, deploykey_model.DeployTokenPrefix+"0123456789abcdef", "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		})
+		t.Run("RejectedOutsideGitHTTP", func(t *testing.T) {
+			// the owner of the repo would be able to read it, the token must not act as that owner
+			requestAs(t, readKey.Token, "/api/v1/repos/"+repo.FullName(), http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("LFS", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.LFS.StartServer, true)()
+
+			batchAs := func(t *testing.T, token, repoName, operation string, expected int) {
+				req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", "/"+repoName+"/info/lfs/objects/batch", lfs_module.BatchRequest{Operation: operation}).
+					AddBasicAuth("deploy-token", token).
+					SetHeader("Accept", lfs_module.AcceptHeader).
+					SetHeader("Content-Type", lfs_module.MediaType)
+				MakeRequest(t, req, expected)
+			}
+
+			batchAs(t, readKey.Token, repo.FullName(), "download", http.StatusOK)
+			batchAs(t, readKey.Token, repo.FullName(), "upload", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			batchAs(t, writeKey.Token, repo.FullName(), "upload", http.StatusOK)
+			batchAs(t, readKey.Token, otherRepo.FullName(), "download", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/git_general_test.go b/tests/integration/git_general_test.go
index f96e5ea752f..6d2ec28b422 100644
--- a/tests/integration/git_general_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/git_general_test.go
@@ -814,11 +814,6 @@ func doCreateAgitFlowPull(dstPath string, ctx *APITestContext, headBranch string
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
 		defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
 
-		// skip this test if git version is low
-		if !git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive {
-			return
-		}
-
 		gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), dstPath)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go b/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
index f137795d767..ce536544478 100644
--- a/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
@@ -169,12 +169,7 @@ func doGitCloneFail(u *url.URL) func(*testing.T) {
 func doGitInitTestRepository(dstPath string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Init repository in dstPath
-		assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), dstPath, false, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()))
-		// forcibly set default branch to master
-		_, _, err := gitcmd.NewCommand("symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+"master").
-			WithDir(dstPath).
-			RunStdString(t.Context())
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepositoryLocal(t.Context(), dstPath, false, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name(), "master"))
 		assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dstPath, "README.md"), []byte("# Testing Repository\n\nOriginally created in: "+dstPath), 0o644))
 		assert.NoError(t, gitAddChangesDeprecated(t.Context(), dstPath, true))
 		signature := git.Signature{
diff --git a/tests/integration/links_test.go b/tests/integration/links_test.go
index 096fa37ad70..8a13099980a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/links_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/links_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func testLinksNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
 		assertLinkPageComplete(t, nil, link)
 	}
 	MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", "/.well-known/security.txt"), http.StatusOK)
+	MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", "/ssh_info"), http.StatusOK)
 }
 
 func testLinksRedirectsNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/wiki_test.go b/tests/integration/wiki_test.go
index 11eef67c685..9a1677b8924 100644
--- a/tests/integration/wiki_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/wiki_test.go
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ func TestRepoWikiPages(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testRepoWikiCloneHTTP(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
-	// When proc-receive support is enabled globally, the HTTP receive-pack pre-check
-	// must still require write access for wiki repositories. Exercise this with a
-	// normal wiki push because the regression is about the pre-check, not agit refs.
-	require.True(t, git.DefaultFeatures().SupportProcReceive) // modern git should all support proc-receive
-
 	wikiURL := *u
 	wikiURL.Path = "/user2/repo1.wiki.git"