diff --git a/crates/forge/Cargo.toml b/crates/forge/Cargo.toml
index 2d49389..407f512 100644
--- a/crates/forge/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/forge/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
 default = ["forgejo"]
-forgejo = []
+forgejo = ["git-next-forge-forgejo"]
 github = []
 
 [dependencies]
 git-next-config = { workspace = true }
 git-next-git = { workspace = true }
-git-next-forge-forgejo = { workspace = true }
+git-next-forge-forgejo = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 # logging
 console-subscriber = { workspace = true }