diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e97ef2..1d4dcbb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_NETWORK|`bridge`|Docker network to use with job conta
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED|`false`|Whether to run jobs in containers with privileged mode which is required for **Docker-in-Docker** aka **dind**
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_OPTIONS|`<empty>`|Additional container launch options (eg, --add-host=my.gitea.url:host-gateway)
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_WORKDIR_PARENT|`/workspace`|The parent directory of a job's working directory.
+GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_FORCE_PULL|`false`|Pull docker images even if already present
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_TIMEOUT|`3h`|The maximum time a job can run before it is cancelled
 GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_**N**_NAME|`<empty>`|Name of the **N**-th extra environment variable to be passed to Job containers, e.g. `GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_1_NAME=MY_AUTH_TOKEN`
 GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_**N**_VALUE|`<empty>`|Value of the **N**-th extra environment variable to be passed to Job containers, e.g. `GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_1_VALUE=SGVsbG8gbXkgZnJpZW5kIQ==`
diff --git a/image/config.template.yaml b/image/config.template.yaml
index 39a3ed1..5d5ed5b 100644
--- a/image/config.template.yaml
+++ b/image/config.template.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# based on https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/src/tag/v0.2.4/internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml
+# based on https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/src/tag/v0.2.6/internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml
 
 log:
   # The level of logging, can be trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ cache:
   # The external cache server URL. Valid only when enable is true.
   # If it's specified, act_runner will use this URL as the ACTIONS_CACHE_URL rather than start a server by itself.
   # The URL should generally end with "/".
-  external_server: ${ACT_CACHE_SERVER_EXTERNAL_URL:-}
+  external_server: '${ACT_CACHE_SERVER_EXTERNAL_URL:-}'
 
 container:
   # Specifies the network to which the container will connect.
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ container:
   # If it's "-", act_runner will find an available docker host automatically, but the docker host won't be mounted to the job containers and service containers.
   # If it's not empty or "-", the specified docker host will be used. An error will be returned if it doesn't work.
   docker_host: '${GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_DOCKER_HOST:-}'
+  force_pull: '${GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_FORCE_PULL:-false}'
 
 host:
   # The parent directory of a job's working directory.