diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f59190..58e0a6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1090,8 +1090,24 @@ The chart can deploy an [Actions Runner](https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/admin/a
 
 The available runner tags are listed here: <https://code.forgejo.org/forgejo/-/packages/container/runner/versions>
 
+The **Runner Configuration** `gitea.actions.runner.config` is simply the contents of the
+[runner config file](https://forgejo.codeberg.page/docs/v1.20/admin/actions/#configuration).
+Make sure to specify at least one label so that workflows can find the runner.
+
+Default runner config:
+
+```yaml
+gitea:
+  actions:
+      config:
+        runner:
+          labels:
+            - docker:docker://node:16-bullseye
+ ```
+
 | Name                                          | Description                                                | Value              |
 |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
+| `gitea.actions.runner.config`                 | Runner configuration map.                                  |                    |
 | `gitea.actions.runner.enabled`                | Enable automatic deployment of a runner.                   | `false`            |
 | `gitea.actions.runner.image.pullPolicy`       | Overrides the pull policy set globally for actions runners |                    |
 | `gitea.actions.runner.image.registry`         | Image registry, e.g. gcr.io,docker.io                      | `code.forgejo.org` |
@@ -1099,7 +1115,6 @@ The available runner tags are listed here: <https://code.forgejo.org/forgejo/-/p
 | `gitea.actions.runner.image.tag`              | Tag to deploy                                              |                    |
 | `gitea.actions.runner.registrationSecretName` | Name of secret containing the registration secret          | ~                  |
 | `gitea.actions.runner.replicas`               | Number of replicas to automatically deploy                 | 1                  |
-| `gitea.actions.runner.runnerLabels`           | Forgejo Runner labels to assign to the runner              | `["docker"]`       |
 
 #### Registration Secret
 
diff --git a/templates/gitea/runner-config.yaml b/templates/gitea/runner-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee12f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/gitea/runner-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{- if .Values.gitea.actions.runner.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "gitea.fullname" . }}-runner
+data:
+  config.yaml: |
+{{ toYaml .Values.gitea.actions.runner.config | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/gitea/runner.yaml b/templates/gitea/runner.yaml
index 742e154..93311dd 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/runner.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/runner.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ spec:
             - "/runner-secret/runner-registration-secret"
             - "--instance"
             - "http://{{ .Release.Name }}-http:{{ .Values.service.http.port }}"
-            - "--labels"
-            - "{{ join "," .Values.gitea.actions.runner.runnerLabels }}"
           volumeMounts:
             - name: data
               mountPath: /data
@@ -60,9 +58,14 @@ spec:
           command: [ "forgejo-runner" ]
           args:
             - daemon
+            - "--config"
+            - /config.yaml
           volumeMounts:
             - name: certs
               mountPath: /certs
+            - name: config
+              mountPath: /config.yaml
+              subPath: config.yaml
             - name: data
               mountPath: /data
             - name: temp
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ spec:
       volumes:
         - name: certs
           emptyDir: {}
+        - name: config
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ include "gitea.fullname" . }}-runner
         - name: data
           emptyDir: {}
         - name: temp
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 8990b37..c239e95 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ gitea:
   actions:
     runner:
       enabled: false
+      config:
+        runner:
+          labels:
+            - docker:docker://node:16-bullseye
       image:
         registry: "code.forgejo.org"
         repository: forgejo/runner
@@ -373,7 +377,6 @@ gitea:
         pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       registrationSecretName: ~
       replicas: 1
-      runnerLabels: ["docker"]
 
   ## @param gitea.metrics.enabled Enable Forgejo metrics
   ## @param gitea.metrics.serviceMonitor.enabled Enable Forgejo metrics service monitor