diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f2c7b61..2c8b9c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 * Fixes critical security issue that allows remote command execution in git
 * https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-1000117.html
 
+[1.0.2]
+* Preserve SECRET_KEY across updates and restarts
diff --git a/CloudronManifest.json b/CloudronManifest.json
index e2e981e..5923353 100644
--- a/CloudronManifest.json
+++ b/CloudronManifest.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "author": "Gitea developers",
   "description": "file://DESCRIPTION.md",
   "tagline": "A painless self-hosted Git Service",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "healthCheckPath": "/healthcheck",
   "httpPort": 3000,
   "addons": {
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index cb88aca..34f677a 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" mailer USER "${MAIL_SMTP_USERNAME}"
 crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" mailer PASSWD "${MAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD}"
 crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" mailer FROM "${MAIL_FROM}"
 crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" mailer SKIP_VERIFY "true"
-crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" security SECRET_KEY $(pwgen -1 -s)
 crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" security INSTALL_LOCK "true"
 crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" log MODE "console"
 crudini --set "/run/gitea/app.ini" log ROOT_PATH "/run/gitea"