diff --git a/models/repo/release.go b/models/repo/release.go
index 1f37f11b2e3..9287931dd5a 100644
--- a/models/repo/release.go
+++ b/models/repo/release.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/container"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/optional"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
@@ -228,10 +229,10 @@ type FindReleasesOptions struct {
 	RepoID        int64
 	IncludeDrafts bool
 	IncludeTags   bool
-	IsPreRelease  util.OptionalBool
-	IsDraft       util.OptionalBool
+	IsPreRelease  optional.Option[bool]
+	IsDraft       optional.Option[bool]
 	TagNames      []string
-	HasSha1       util.OptionalBool // useful to find draft releases which are created with existing tags
+	HasSha1       optional.Option[bool] // useful to find draft releases which are created with existing tags
 }
 
 func (opts FindReleasesOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
@@ -246,14 +247,14 @@ func (opts FindReleasesOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
 	if len(opts.TagNames) > 0 {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.In("tag_name", opts.TagNames))
 	}
-	if !opts.IsPreRelease.IsNone() {
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_prerelease": opts.IsPreRelease.IsTrue()})
+	if opts.IsPreRelease.Has() {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_prerelease": opts.IsPreRelease.Value()})
 	}
-	if !opts.IsDraft.IsNone() {
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_draft": opts.IsDraft.IsTrue()})
+	if opts.IsDraft.Has() {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_draft": opts.IsDraft.Value()})
 	}
-	if !opts.HasSha1.IsNone() {
-		if opts.HasSha1.IsTrue() {
+	if opts.HasSha1.Has() {
+		if opts.HasSha1.Value() {
 			cond = cond.And(builder.Neq{"sha1": ""})
 		} else {
 			cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"sha1": ""})
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ func GetTagNamesByRepoID(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) ([]string, error) {
 		ListOptions:   listOptions,
 		IncludeDrafts: true,
 		IncludeTags:   true,
-		HasSha1:       util.OptionalBoolTrue,
+		HasSha1:       optional.Some(true),
 		RepoID:        repoID,
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/release.go b/routers/web/repo/release.go
index f9ab956d4cf..a730c2d3b78 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/release.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/optional"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func TagsList(ctx *context.Context) {
 		// the drafts should also be included because a real tag might be used as a draft.
 		IncludeDrafts: true,
 		IncludeTags:   true,
-		HasSha1:       util.OptionalBoolTrue,
+		HasSha1:       optional.Some(true),
 		RepoID:        ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/web/user/search.go b/routers/web/user/search.go
index fb7729bbe14..5ef61c88d45 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/search.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/search.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/convert"
 )
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ func Search(ctx *context.Context) {
 		Keyword:     ctx.FormTrim("q"),
 		UID:         ctx.FormInt64("uid"),
 		Type:        user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
-		IsActive:    ctx.FormOptionalBool("active"),
+		IsActive:    util.OptionalBoolFromGeneric(ctx.FormOptionalBool("active")),
 		ListOptions: listOptions,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/services/context/base.go b/services/context/base.go
index ddd04f47674..c4aa467ff42 100644
--- a/services/context/base.go
+++ b/services/context/base.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/httplib"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/optional"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
@@ -207,17 +207,17 @@ func (b *Base) FormBool(key string) bool {
 	return v
 }
 
-// FormOptionalBool returns an OptionalBoolTrue or OptionalBoolFalse if the value
-// for the provided key exists in the form else it returns OptionalBoolNone
-func (b *Base) FormOptionalBool(key string) util.OptionalBool {
+// FormOptionalBool returns an optional.Some(true) or optional.Some(false) if the value
+// for the provided key exists in the form else it returns optional.None[bool]()
+func (b *Base) FormOptionalBool(key string) optional.Option[bool] {
 	value := b.Req.FormValue(key)
 	if len(value) == 0 {
-		return util.OptionalBoolNone
+		return optional.None[bool]()
 	}
 	s := b.Req.FormValue(key)
 	v, _ := strconv.ParseBool(s)
 	v = v || strings.EqualFold(s, "on")
-	return util.OptionalBoolOf(v)
+	return optional.Some(v)
 }
 
 func (b *Base) SetFormString(key, value string) {
diff --git a/services/context/repo.go b/services/context/repo.go
index a73d09ee21b..d6a68c0c1a0 100644
--- a/services/context/repo.go
+++ b/services/context/repo.go
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func RepoAssignment(ctx *Context) context.CancelFunc {
 	ctx.Data["NumTags"], err = db.Count[repo_model.Release](ctx, repo_model.FindReleasesOptions{
 		IncludeDrafts: true,
 		IncludeTags:   true,
-		HasSha1:       util.OptionalBoolTrue, // only draft releases which are created with existing tags
+		HasSha1:       optional.Some(true), // only draft releases which are created with existing tags
 		RepoID:        ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
 	})
 	if err != nil {