diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 825d6839a5..00e55f168e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.goos != 'windows'
         id: vault
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(curl -sf "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
+          VERSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
           echo "version=$VERSION"
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
         id: vault-win
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest"
+          $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" -Headers @{ Authorization = "token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" }
           $version = $response.tag_name
           Write-Host "version=$version"
           "version=$version" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Append
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ jobs:
           TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
         run: |
           VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null | sed "s/-gitcaddy//" || echo "dev")
-          VAULT_VERSION=$(curl -sf "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4 || echo "dev")
+          VAULT_VERSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4 || echo "dev")
           LDFLAGS="-X main.Version=${VERSION} -X git.marketally.com/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault.Version=${VAULT_VERSION}"
           OUTPUT="gitcaddy-server-${VERSION}-${GOOS}-${GOARCH}"
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ jobs:
 
           $VERSION = (git describe --tags --always 2>$null) -replace '-gitcaddy',''
           if (-not $VERSION) { $VERSION = "dev" }
-          $VAULT_VERSION = (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).tag_name
+          $VAULT_VERSION = (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" -Headers @{ Authorization = "token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" } -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).tag_name
           if (-not $VAULT_VERSION) { $VAULT_VERSION = "dev" }
           $LDFLAGS = "-X main.Version=$VERSION -X git.marketally.com/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault.Version=$VAULT_VERSION"
           $OUTPUT = "gitcaddy-server-$VERSION-$env:GOOS-$env:GOARCH.exe"
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get latest vault version
         id: vault
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(curl -sf "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
+          VERSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
           echo "version=$VERSION"
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build binary
         run: |
           VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null | sed "s/-gitcaddy//" || echo "dev")
-          VAULT_VERSION=$(curl -sf "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4 || echo "dev")
+          VAULT_VERSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}" "https://direct.git.marketally.com/api/v1/repos/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault/releases/latest" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | cut -d'"' -f4 || echo "dev")
           LDFLAGS="-X main.Version=${VERSION} -X git.marketally.com/gitcaddy/gitcaddy-vault.Version=${VAULT_VERSION}"
           OUTPUT="gitcaddy-server-${VERSION}-linux-arm64"
           TAGS="bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify"
diff --git a/modules/setting/config.go b/modules/setting/config.go
index 69d6a1f30e..8a9505d22a 100644
--- a/modules/setting/config.go
+++ b/modules/setting/config.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ type ThemeStruct struct {
 	EnableBlogs             *config.Value[bool]
 	BlogsInTopNav           *config.Value[bool]
 	ShowFooterPoweredBy     *config.Value[bool]
+	ShowFooterLicenses      *config.Value[bool]
+	ShowFooterAPI           *config.Value[bool]
 }
 
 type ConfigStruct struct {
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ func initDefaultConfig() {
 			EnableBlogs:             config.ValueJSON[bool]("theme.enable_blogs").WithDefault(false),
 			BlogsInTopNav:           config.ValueJSON[bool]("theme.blogs_in_top_nav").WithDefault(false),
 			ShowFooterPoweredBy:     config.ValueJSON[bool]("theme.show_footer_powered_by").WithFileConfig(config.CfgSecKey{Sec: "other", Key: "SHOW_FOOTER_POWERED_BY"}).WithDefault(true),
+			ShowFooterLicenses:      config.ValueJSON[bool]("theme.show_footer_licenses").WithDefault(true),
+			ShowFooterAPI:           config.ValueJSON[bool]("theme.show_footer_api").WithDefault(true),
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index 6d0fc34368..c4324bd51a 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -4246,6 +4246,10 @@
   "admin.config.blogs_in_top_nav_desc": "Show a Blogs link in the site header navigation bar next to Explore",
   "admin.config.show_footer_powered_by": "Show Powered By",
   "admin.config.show_footer_powered_by_desc": "Show the \"Powered by GitCaddy Server\" message in the footer",
+  "admin.config.show_footer_licenses": "Show Licenses Link",
+  "admin.config.show_footer_licenses_desc": "Show the Licenses link in the footer",
+  "admin.config.show_footer_api": "Show API Link",
+  "admin.config.show_footer_api_desc": "Show the API (Swagger) link in the footer",
   "admin.config.custom_home_title": "Homepage Title",
   "admin.config.custom_home_title_placeholder": "Leave empty to use app name",
   "admin.config.custom_home_title_help": "Custom title displayed on the homepage. Leave empty to use the default app name.",
diff --git a/routers/web/admin/config.go b/routers/web/admin/config.go
index c88a3b1c21..50e0c738c2 100644
--- a/routers/web/admin/config.go
+++ b/routers/web/admin/config.go
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ func ChangeConfig(ctx *context.Context) {
 		cfg.Theme.EnableBlogs.DynKey():             marshalBool,
 		cfg.Theme.BlogsInTopNav.DynKey():           marshalBool,
 		cfg.Theme.ShowFooterPoweredBy.DynKey():     marshalBool,
+		cfg.Theme.ShowFooterLicenses.DynKey():      marshalBool,
+		cfg.Theme.ShowFooterAPI.DynKey():            marshalBool,
 	}
 
 	_ = ctx.Req.ParseForm()
diff --git a/templates/admin/config_settings/theme.tmpl b/templates/admin/config_settings/theme.tmpl
index f871cd5afd..a8b3b4981f 100644
--- a/templates/admin/config_settings/theme.tmpl
+++ b/templates/admin/config_settings/theme.tmpl
@@ -176,6 +176,20 @@
 			</div>
 		</dd>
 		<div class="divider"></div>
+		<dt>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.config.show_footer_licenses"}}</dt>
+		<dd>
+			<div class="ui toggle checkbox" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.config.show_footer_licenses_desc"}}">
+				<input type="checkbox" data-config-dyn-key="theme.show_footer_licenses" {{if .SystemConfig.Theme.ShowFooterLicenses.Value ctx}}checked{{end}}><label></label>
+			</div>
+		</dd>
+		<div class="divider"></div>
+		<dt>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.config.show_footer_api"}}</dt>
+		<dd>
+			<div class="ui toggle checkbox" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.config.show_footer_api_desc"}}">
+				<input type="checkbox" data-config-dyn-key="theme.show_footer_api" {{if .SystemConfig.Theme.ShowFooterAPI.Value ctx}}checked{{end}}><label></label>
+			</div>
+		</dd>
+		<div class="divider"></div>
 		<dt>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin.config.api_header_url"}}</dt>
 		<dd>
 			<form class="ui form form-fetch-action" method="post" action="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin/config">
diff --git a/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl b/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
index 0aea25f5e1..4ad6624faf 100644
--- a/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/footer_content.tmpl
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 				{{end -}}
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<a href="{{AssetUrlPrefix}}/licenses.txt" rel="nofollow">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "licenses"}}</a>
-		{{if .EnableSwagger}}<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/api/swagger" rel="nofollow">API</a>{{end}}
+		{{if .SystemConfig.Theme.ShowFooterLicenses.Value ctx}}<a href="{{AssetUrlPrefix}}/licenses.txt" rel="nofollow">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "licenses"}}</a>{{end}}
+		{{if and .EnableSwagger (.SystemConfig.Theme.ShowFooterAPI.Value ctx)}}<a href="{{AppSubUrl}}/api/swagger" rel="nofollow">API</a>{{end}}
 		{{template "custom/extra_links_footer" .}}
 	</div>
 </footer>