diff --git a/lib/git_sync/forgejo/client.ex b/lib/git_sync/forgejo/client.ex
index 7aac031..790af48 100644
--- a/lib/git_sync/forgejo/client.ex
+++ b/lib/git_sync/forgejo/client.ex
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ defmodule GitSync.Forgejo.Client do
         json: %{
           type: "forgejo",
           active: true,
-          events: ["push"],
+          events: ["push", "create", "delete"],
           config: %{url: url, content_type: "json", secret: secret}
         }
       )
diff --git a/test/git_sync/forgejo/client_test.exs b/test/git_sync/forgejo/client_test.exs
index 2f4df0d..5e05494 100644
--- a/test/git_sync/forgejo/client_test.exs
+++ b/test/git_sync/forgejo/client_test.exs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ defmodule GitSync.Forgejo.ClientTest do
   end
 
   describe "create_webhook/4" do
-    test "registers a push webhook on the repository" do
+    test "registers push and branch lifecycle events on the repository" do
       stub(fn conn ->
         assert conn.method == "POST"
         assert conn.request_path == "/api/v1/repos/adam/git-sync/hooks"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ defmodule GitSync.Forgejo.ClientTest do
 
         assert %{
                  "type" => "forgejo",
-                 "events" => ["push"],
+                 "events" => ["push", "create", "delete"],
                  "config" => %{"url" => "https://sync.example/hooks/1", "secret" => "shh"}
                } = JSON.decode!(body)