diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index dc4179f..329389e 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ set -e
 
 NOW=$(date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M")
 OUT="/backup/output/gitea-$NOW.tar.gz"
+KEEP_FILES=${KEEP_FILES:-4}
 
 echo "== Gitea SQLite Backup $NOW =="
 
 tar -czvf "$OUT" /data/gitea
 
 echo "Backup saved as $OUT"
+
+echo "== Cleanup: keeping last $KEEP_FILES backups =="
+ls -1t /backup/output/gitea-*.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | tail -n +$((KEEP_FILES + 1)) | xargs -r rm -f
+#echo "Cleanup done."
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 7785502..ea40070 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ services:
   backup:
     image: alpine:latest
     container_name: gitea-backup
+    environment:
+      - KEEP_FILES=7
     volumes:
       - ./data:/data:ro
       - ./backup:/backup