diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 44b2c1b..a5b67c5 100644
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ if [ ! -f "${target_file}" ]; then
 	echo "There is no gitea target file at ${target_file}. Is gitea installed?";
 	exit;
 fi;
+target_file_act_runner="/usr/local/bin/act_runner";
+if [ ! -f "${target_file_act_runner}" ]; then
+	echo "There is no gitea action runner target file at ${target_file}. Is gitea action runner installed?";
+	exit;
+fi;
 
 export arch target_file;
 
diff --git a/install-act_runner.sh b/install-act_runner.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c678a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-act_runner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+BASE_FOLDER=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"/";
+# shellcheck source=init.sh
+. "${BASE_FOLDER}init.sh";
+
+if [ -z "${1}" ]; then
+    echo "Please give a Gitea Action Runner version to upgrade to";
+    exit;
+fi;
+if [ ! -f "${download_folder}act_runner-${1}-${arch}" ]; then
+    echo "Cannot find file: ${download_folder}act_runner-${1}-${arch}";
+	exit;
+fi;
+
+echo -e "Update gitea action runner to ${1} ... ";
+systemctl stop act_runner;
+cp "${download_folder}act_runner-${1}-${arch}" "${target_file_act_runner}";
+chmod +x "${target_file_act_runner}";
+systemctl start gitea;
+echo "[DONE]";
+
+# __END__