diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index 989a1d6ae1fb3..8ad6389206105 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_17"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_18"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_19"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_20"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_6"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_7"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/v1_8"
@@ -463,6 +464,23 @@ var migrations = []Migration{
 	NewMigration("Add exclusive label", v1_19.AddExclusiveLabel),
 
 	// Gitea 1.19.0 ends at v244
+
+	// v244 -> v259
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
+	NewMigration("Noop DB Migration to allow for DB backports", v1_20.NoopDBMigrations),
 }
 
 // GetCurrentDBVersion returns the current db version
diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_20/v244.go b/models/migrations/v1_20/v244.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bccd430a3cc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_20/v244.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package v1_20 //nolint
+
+import (
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+func NoopDBMigrations(x *xorm.Engine) error {
+	return nil
+}