diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10ac15e8b..7354ec82d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ http://localhost:3000/api/projects/3263.json  | jq
 |description        |否|string |项目描述  |
 |project_category_id|否|int    |项目类别id  |
 |project_language_id|否|int    |项目语言id  |
+|default_branch     |否|string    |默认分支名称  |
 |private            |否|boolean|项目是否私有, true：为私有，false: 公开，默认为公开  |
 
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 4e13539c3..4a5889fa1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
       # Projects::CreateForm.new(project_params).validate!
       private = params[:private]
+      gitea_params = {
+        private: private,
+        default_branch: params[:default_branch]
+      }
       if [true, false].include? private
         new_project_params = project_params.merge(is_public: !private)
-        Gitea::Repository::UpdateService.new(@project.owner, @project.repository.identifier, {private: private}).call
+        Gitea::Repository::UpdateService.call(@owner, @project.identifier, gitea_params)
         @project.repository.update_column(:hidden, private)
       end
       @project.update_attributes!(new_project_params)
diff --git a/app/services/gitea/repository/update_service.rb b/app/services/gitea/repository/update_service.rb
index 37903ec9b..0d27922b8 100644
--- a/app/services/gitea/repository/update_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/gitea/repository/update_service.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ class Gitea::Repository::UpdateService < Gitea::ClientService
   end
 
   def data_params
-    Hash.new.merge(token: user.gitea_token, data: params)
+    Hash.new.merge(token: user.gitea_token, data: params).compact
   end
 end