diff --git a/runner/deployment.yaml b/runner/deployment.yaml
index 2c60a4a..6ba1706 100644
--- a/runner/deployment.yaml
+++ b/runner/deployment.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: runner-config
               mountPath: /etc/runner
+            - name: runner-data
+              mountPath: /data
 
         - name: dind
           image: docker:dind
@@ -63,3 +65,6 @@ spec:
         - name: runner-config
           configMap:
             name: gitea-runner-config
+        - name: runner-data
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: gitea-runner-data
diff --git a/runner/pvc.yaml b/runner/pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53f1aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runner/pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: gitea-runner-data
+  namespace: runner
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Gi
+  storageClassName: do-block-storage