diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index c9ebde3dce3..f9b77fae42f 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ var migrations = []Migration{
 	// v235 -> v236
 	NewMigration("Add index for access_token", v1_19.AddIndexForAccessToken),
 	// to modify later
-	NewMigration("add size limit on repository", addSizeLimitOnRepo),
+	NewMigration("add size limit on repository", v1_19.AddSizeLimitOnRepo),
 }
 
 // GetCurrentDBVersion returns the current db version
diff --git a/models/migrations/v160.go b/models/migrations/v1_19/v236.go
similarity index 71%
rename from models/migrations/v160.go
rename to models/migrations/v1_19/v236.go
index 5897cb27141..1045835d0f4 100644
--- a/models/migrations/v160.go
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_19/v236.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright 2022 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-package migrations
+package v1_19 // nolint
 
-import "xorm.io/xorm"
+import (
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
 
-func addSizeLimitOnRepo(x *xorm.Engine) error {
+func AddSizeLimitOnRepo(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 	type Repository struct {
 		ID        int64 `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
 		SizeLimit int64 `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"`