diff --git a/models/asymkey/ssh_key_fingerprint.go b/models/asymkey/ssh_key_fingerprint.go
index ca0334cc0b1..8a8d4fce153 100644
--- a/models/asymkey/ssh_key_fingerprint.go
+++ b/models/asymkey/ssh_key_fingerprint.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package asymkey
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -59,9 +58,9 @@ func calcFingerprintSSHKeygen(publicKeyContent string) (string, error) {
 		if strings.Contains(stderr, "is not a public key file") {
 			return "", ErrKeyUnableVerify{stderr}
 		}
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("'ssh-keygen -lf %s' failed with error '%s': %s", tmpPath, err, stderr)
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("'ssh-keygen -lf %s' failed with error '%s': %s", tmpPath, err, stderr)
 	} else if len(stdout) < 2 {
-		return "", errors.New("not enough output for calculating fingerprint: " + stdout)
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("not enough output for calculating fingerprint: %s", stdout)
 	}
 	return strings.Split(stdout, " ")[1], nil
 }
diff --git a/models/asymkey/ssh_key_parse.go b/models/asymkey/ssh_key_parse.go
index b3eecb2c9bf..1df6db6fa72 100644
--- a/models/asymkey/ssh_key_parse.go
+++ b/models/asymkey/ssh_key_parse.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/pem"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func parseKeyString(content string) (string, error) {
 		parts := strings.SplitN(content, " ", 3)
 		switch len(parts) {
 		case 0:
-			return "", errors.New("empty key")
+			return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("empty key")
 		case 1:
 			keyContent = parts[0]
 		case 2:
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ func CheckPublicKeyString(content string) (_ string, err error) {
 
 	content = strings.TrimRight(content, "\n\r")
 	if strings.ContainsAny(content, "\n\r") {
-		return "", errors.New("only a single line with a single key please")
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("only a single line with a single key please")
 	}
 
 	// remove any unnecessary whitespace now
diff --git a/models/asymkey/ssh_key_principals.go b/models/asymkey/ssh_key_principals.go
index f00c3f3e9e6..6d43437ec10 100644
--- a/models/asymkey/ssh_key_principals.go
+++ b/models/asymkey/ssh_key_principals.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package asymkey
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 // __________       .__              .__             .__
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func CheckPrincipalKeyString(user *user_model.User, content string) (_ string, e
 
 	content = strings.TrimSpace(content)
 	if strings.ContainsAny(content, "\r\n") {
-		return "", errors.New("only a single line with a single principal please")
+		return "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("only a single line with a single principal please")
 	}
 
 	// check all the allowed principals, email, username or anything
diff --git a/models/org_team.go b/models/org_team.go
index a5a2575eec1..b3ee842c1f2 100644
--- a/models/org_team.go
+++ b/models/org_team.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ func RemoveRepository(t *organization.Team, repoID int64) error {
 // It's caller's responsibility to assign organization ID.
 func NewTeam(t *organization.Team) (err error) {
 	if len(t.Name) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("empty team name")
+		return util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("empty team name")
 	}
 
 	if err = organization.IsUsableTeamName(t.Name); err != nil {
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ func NewTeam(t *organization.Team) (err error) {
 // UpdateTeam updates information of team.
 func UpdateTeam(t *organization.Team, authChanged, includeAllChanged bool) (err error) {
 	if len(t.Name) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("empty team name")
+		return util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("empty team name")
 	}
 
 	if len(t.Description) > 255 {
diff --git a/models/packages/conan/references.go b/models/packages/conan/references.go
index 06e828e8fa4..0d888a1ec88 100644
--- a/models/packages/conan/references.go
+++ b/models/packages/conan/references.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package conan
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -13,13 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
 	conan_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/conan"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrRecipeReferenceNotExist  = errors.New("Recipe reference does not exist")
-	ErrPackageReferenceNotExist = errors.New("Package reference does not exist")
+	ErrRecipeReferenceNotExist  = util.NewNotExistErrorf("recipe reference does not exist")
+	ErrPackageReferenceNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("package reference does not exist")
 )
 
 // RecipeExists checks if a recipe exists
diff --git a/models/packages/container/search.go b/models/packages/container/search.go
index dfd5e244ba2..2e35c44766a 100644
--- a/models/packages/container/search.go
+++ b/models/packages/container/search.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package container
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -13,11 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	container_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/container"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
-var ErrContainerBlobNotExist = errors.New("Container blob does not exist")
+var ErrContainerBlobNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("container blob does not exist")
 
 type BlobSearchOptions struct {
 	OwnerID    int64
diff --git a/models/packages/package.go b/models/packages/package.go
index 5c4837d98b0..a804f35de35 100644
--- a/models/packages/package.go
+++ b/models/packages/package.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ package packages
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ func init() {
 
 var (
 	// ErrDuplicatePackage indicates a duplicated package error
-	ErrDuplicatePackage = errors.New("Package does exist already")
+	ErrDuplicatePackage = util.NewAlreadyExistErrorf("package already exists")
 	// ErrPackageNotExist indicates a package not exist error
-	ErrPackageNotExist = errors.New("Package does not exist")
+	ErrPackageNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("package does not exist")
 )
 
 // Type of a package
diff --git a/models/packages/package_blob.go b/models/packages/package_blob.go
index 36ad745312d..3b4a1ecf185 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_blob.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_blob.go
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ package packages
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 // ErrPackageBlobNotExist indicates a package blob not exist error
-var ErrPackageBlobNotExist = errors.New("Package blob does not exist")
+var ErrPackageBlobNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("package blob does not exist")
 
 func init() {
 	db.RegisterModel(new(PackageBlob))
diff --git a/models/packages/package_blob_upload.go b/models/packages/package_blob_upload.go
index 64d1f9d473d..4b0e789221b 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_blob_upload.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_blob_upload.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package packages
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ErrPackageBlobUploadNotExist indicates a package blob upload not exist error
-var ErrPackageBlobUploadNotExist = errors.New("Package blob upload does not exist")
+var ErrPackageBlobUploadNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("package blob upload does not exist")
 
 func init() {
 	db.RegisterModel(new(PackageBlobUpload))
diff --git a/models/packages/package_cleanup_rule.go b/models/packages/package_cleanup_rule.go
index 9bd512755de..fa12dec4060 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_cleanup_rule.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_cleanup_rule.go
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ package packages
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
-var ErrPackageCleanupRuleNotExist = errors.New("Package blob does not exist")
+var ErrPackageCleanupRuleNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("package blob does not exist")
 
 func init() {
 	db.RegisterModel(new(PackageCleanupRule))
diff --git a/models/packages/package_file.go b/models/packages/package_file.go
index 6d0fd185a04..7f794836dc9 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_file.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_file.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ package packages
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ func init() {
 
 var (
 	// ErrDuplicatePackageFile indicates a duplicated package file error
-	ErrDuplicatePackageFile = errors.New("Package file does exist already")
+	ErrDuplicatePackageFile = util.NewAlreadyExistErrorf("package file already exists")
 	// ErrPackageFileNotExist indicates a package file not exist error
-	ErrPackageFileNotExist = errors.New("Package file does not exist")
+	ErrPackageFileNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("package file does not exist")
 )
 
 // EmptyFileKey is a named constant for an empty file key
diff --git a/models/packages/package_version.go b/models/packages/package_version.go
index 928f9d47d6c..759c20abed2 100644
--- a/models/packages/package_version.go
+++ b/models/packages/package_version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package packages
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ErrDuplicatePackageVersion indicates a duplicated package version error
-var ErrDuplicatePackageVersion = errors.New("Package version already exists")
+var ErrDuplicatePackageVersion = util.NewAlreadyExistErrorf("package version already exists")
 
 func init() {
 	db.RegisterModel(new(PackageVersion))
diff --git a/models/project/project.go b/models/project/project.go
index bcf1166408f..0a07cfe22ad 100644
--- a/models/project/project.go
+++ b/models/project/project.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package project
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ func NewProject(p *Project) error {
 	}
 
 	if !IsTypeValid(p.Type) {
-		return errors.New("project type is not valid")
+		return util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("project type is not valid")
 	}
 
 	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext(db.DefaultContext)
diff --git a/models/repo/mirror.go b/models/repo/mirror.go
index 2f59b85331d..c1d24a48863 100644
--- a/models/repo/mirror.go
+++ b/models/repo/mirror.go
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ package repo
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 // ErrMirrorNotExist mirror does not exist error
-var ErrMirrorNotExist = errors.New("Mirror does not exist")
+var ErrMirrorNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("Mirror does not exist")
 
 // Mirror represents mirror information of a repository.
 type Mirror struct {
diff --git a/models/repo/pushmirror.go b/models/repo/pushmirror.go
index f79ce59ee22..642020bb5e6 100644
--- a/models/repo/pushmirror.go
+++ b/models/repo/pushmirror.go
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ package repo
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
 // ErrPushMirrorNotExist mirror does not exist error
-var ErrPushMirrorNotExist = errors.New("PushMirror does not exist")
+var ErrPushMirrorNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("PushMirror does not exist")
 
 // PushMirror represents mirror information of a repository.
 type PushMirror struct {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func DeletePushMirrors(ctx context.Context, opts PushMirrorOptions) error {
 		_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where(opts.toConds()).Delete(&PushMirror{})
 		return err
 	}
-	return errors.New("repoID required and must be set")
+	return util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("repoID required and must be set")
 }
 
 func GetPushMirror(ctx context.Context, opts PushMirrorOptions) (*PushMirror, error) {
diff --git a/models/repo/release.go b/models/repo/release.go
index 25eba10e05d..08b429f5e1e 100644
--- a/models/repo/release.go
+++ b/models/repo/release.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package repo
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func AddReleaseAttachments(ctx context.Context, releaseID int64, attachmentUUIDs
 
 	for i := range attachments {
 		if attachments[i].ReleaseID != 0 {
-			return errors.New("release permission denied")
+			return util.NewPermissionDeniedErrorf("release permission denied")
 		}
 		attachments[i].ReleaseID = releaseID
 		// No assign value could be 0, so ignore AllCols().
diff --git a/models/repo/repo_list.go b/models/repo/repo_list.go
index 6d9dd9ec65a..9922ff25a2f 100644
--- a/models/repo/repo_list.go
+++ b/models/repo/repo_list.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package repo
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -708,7 +707,7 @@ func GetUserRepositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (RepositoryList, int64, error)
 
 	cond := builder.NewCond()
 	if opts.Actor == nil {
-		return nil, 0, errors.New("GetUserRepositories: Actor is needed but not given")
+		return nil, 0, util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("GetUserRepositories: Actor is needed but not given")
 	}
 	cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"owner_id": opts.Actor.ID})
 	if !opts.Private {
diff --git a/models/unittest/fscopy.go b/models/unittest/fscopy.go
index 631da49f2d5..74b12d50577 100644
--- a/models/unittest/fscopy.go
+++ b/models/unittest/fscopy.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func Copy(src, dest string) error {
 func CopyDir(srcPath, destPath string, filters ...func(filePath string) bool) error {
 	// Check if target directory exists.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(destPath); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-		return errors.New("file or directory already exists: " + destPath)
+		return util.NewAlreadyExistErrorf("file or directory already exists: %s", destPath)
 	}
 
 	err := os.MkdirAll(destPath, os.ModePerm)
diff --git a/models/user/email_address.go b/models/user/email_address.go
index 69e94f8bb6b..e310858f92e 100644
--- a/models/user/email_address.go
+++ b/models/user/email_address.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/mail"
 	"regexp"
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ErrEmailNotActivated e-mail address has not been activated error
-var ErrEmailNotActivated = errors.New("e-mail address has not been activated")
+var ErrEmailNotActivated = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("e-mail address has not been activated")
 
 // ErrEmailCharIsNotSupported e-mail address contains unsupported character
 type ErrEmailCharIsNotSupported struct {
diff --git a/models/user/openid.go b/models/user/openid.go
index 19467050489..596ff182bc7 100644
--- a/models/user/openid.go
+++ b/models/user/openid.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ErrOpenIDNotExist openid is not known
-var ErrOpenIDNotExist = errors.New("OpenID is unknown")
+var ErrOpenIDNotExist = util.NewNotExistErrorf("OpenID is unknown")
 
 // UserOpenID is the list of all OpenID identities of a user.
 // Since this is a middle table, name it OpenID is not suitable, so we ignore the lint here
diff --git a/modules/packages/composer/metadata.go b/modules/packages/composer/metadata.go
index b98294001c2..36b0b8e4219 100644
--- a/modules/packages/composer/metadata.go
+++ b/modules/packages/composer/metadata.go
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ package composer
 
 import (
 	"archive/zip"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ const TypeProperty = "composer.type"
 
 var (
 	// ErrMissingComposerFile indicates a missing composer.json file
-	ErrMissingComposerFile = errors.New("composer.json file is missing")
+	ErrMissingComposerFile = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("composer.json file is missing")
 	// ErrInvalidName indicates an invalid package name
-	ErrInvalidName = errors.New("package name is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidName = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidVersion indicates an invalid package version
-	ErrInvalidVersion = errors.New("package version is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidVersion = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
 )
 
 // Package represents a Composer package
diff --git a/modules/packages/conan/conaninfo_parser.go b/modules/packages/conan/conaninfo_parser.go
index 5bb3fb8930c..de11dbee45b 100644
--- a/modules/packages/conan/conaninfo_parser.go
+++ b/modules/packages/conan/conaninfo_parser.go
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ package conan
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 // Conaninfo represents infos of a Conan package
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func readSections(r io.Reader) (map[string][]string, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if line != "" {
-			return nil, errors.New("Invalid conaninfo.txt")
+			return nil, util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("invalid conaninfo.txt")
 		}
 	}
 	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/packages/conan/reference.go b/modules/packages/conan/reference.go
index 37a5170dd3b..58f268bd482 100644
--- a/modules/packages/conan/reference.go
+++ b/modules/packages/conan/reference.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 package conan
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 	namePattern     = regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(`^[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_\+\.-]{%d,%d}$`, minChars-1, maxChars-1))
 	revisionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(`^[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,%d}$`, maxChars))
 
-	ErrValidation = errors.New("Could not validate one or more reference fields")
+	ErrValidation = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("could not validate one or more reference fields")
 )
 
 // RecipeReference represents a recipe <Name>/<Version>@<User>/<Channel>#<Revision>
diff --git a/modules/packages/helm/metadata.go b/modules/packages/helm/metadata.go
index 98b5919a73f..fdbd9003b84 100644
--- a/modules/packages/helm/metadata.go
+++ b/modules/packages/helm/metadata.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ package helm
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"compress/gzip"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrMissingChartFile indicates a missing Chart.yaml file
-	ErrMissingChartFile = errors.New("Chart.yaml file is missing")
+	ErrMissingChartFile = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("Chart.yaml file is missing")
 	// ErrInvalidName indicates an invalid package name
-	ErrInvalidName = errors.New("package name is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidName = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidVersion indicates an invalid package version
-	ErrInvalidVersion = errors.New("package version is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidVersion = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidChart indicates an invalid chart
-	ErrInvalidChart = errors.New("chart is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidChart = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("chart is invalid")
 )
 
 // Metadata for a Chart file. This models the structure of a Chart.yaml file.
diff --git a/modules/packages/npm/creator.go b/modules/packages/npm/creator.go
index 02f67248129..548d7ed9e56 100644
--- a/modules/packages/npm/creator.go
+++ b/modules/packages/npm/creator.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"crypto/sha512"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"regexp"
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrInvalidPackage indicates an invalid package
-	ErrInvalidPackage = errors.New("The package is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidPackage = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidPackageName indicates an invalid name
-	ErrInvalidPackageName = errors.New("The package name is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidPackageName = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidPackageVersion indicates an invalid version
-	ErrInvalidPackageVersion = errors.New("The package version is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidPackageVersion = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidAttachment indicates a invalid attachment
-	ErrInvalidAttachment = errors.New("The package attachment is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidAttachment = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package attachment is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidIntegrity indicates an integrity validation error
-	ErrInvalidIntegrity = errors.New("Failed to validate integrity")
+	ErrInvalidIntegrity = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("failed to validate integrity")
 )
 
 var nameMatch = regexp.MustCompile(`\A((@[^\s\/~'!\(\)\*]+?)[\/])?([^_.][^\s\/~'!\(\)\*]+)\z`)
diff --git a/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go b/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go
index 033421af96a..3c478b1c028 100644
--- a/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go
+++ b/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/xml"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrMissingNuspecFile indicates a missing Nuspec file
-	ErrMissingNuspecFile = errors.New("Nuspec file is missing")
+	ErrMissingNuspecFile = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("Nuspec file is missing")
 	// ErrNuspecFileTooLarge indicates a Nuspec file which is too large
-	ErrNuspecFileTooLarge = errors.New("Nuspec file is too large")
+	ErrNuspecFileTooLarge = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("Nuspec file is too large")
 	// ErrNuspecInvalidID indicates an invalid id in the Nuspec file
-	ErrNuspecInvalidID = errors.New("Nuspec file contains an invalid id")
+	ErrNuspecInvalidID = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("Nuspec file contains an invalid id")
 	// ErrNuspecInvalidVersion indicates an invalid version in the Nuspec file
-	ErrNuspecInvalidVersion = errors.New("Nuspec file contains an invalid version")
+	ErrNuspecInvalidVersion = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("Nuspec file contains an invalid version")
 )
 
 // PackageType specifies the package type the metadata describes
diff --git a/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go b/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go
index 634bbb17e62..b709eac4c19 100644
--- a/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go
+++ b/modules/packages/nuget/symbol_extractor.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path"
@@ -15,13 +14,14 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrMissingPdbFiles       = errors.New("Package does not contain PDB files")
-	ErrInvalidFiles          = errors.New("Package contains invalid files")
-	ErrInvalidPdbMagicNumber = errors.New("Invalid Portable PDB magic number")
-	ErrMissingPdbStream      = errors.New("Missing PDB stream")
+	ErrMissingPdbFiles       = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package does not contain PDB files")
+	ErrInvalidFiles          = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package contains invalid files")
+	ErrInvalidPdbMagicNumber = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("invalid Portable PDB magic number")
+	ErrMissingPdbStream      = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("missing PDB stream")
 )
 
 type PortablePdb struct {
diff --git a/modules/packages/pub/metadata.go b/modules/packages/pub/metadata.go
index 36fe6657076..13a066afacc 100644
--- a/modules/packages/pub/metadata.go
+++ b/modules/packages/pub/metadata.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package pub
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"compress/gzip"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrMissingPubspecFile  = errors.New("Pubspec file is missing")
-	ErrPubspecFileTooLarge = errors.New("Pubspec file is too large")
-	ErrInvalidName         = errors.New("Package name is invalid")
-	ErrInvalidVersion      = errors.New("Package version is invalid")
+	ErrMissingPubspecFile  = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("Pubspec file is missing")
+	ErrPubspecFileTooLarge = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("Pubspec file is too large")
+	ErrInvalidName         = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
+	ErrInvalidVersion      = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
 )
 
 var namePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\A[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*\z`)
diff --git a/modules/packages/rubygems/marshal.go b/modules/packages/rubygems/marshal.go
index 14fb755606e..efb2ba34a49 100644
--- a/modules/packages/rubygems/marshal.go
+++ b/modules/packages/rubygems/marshal.go
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ package rubygems
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	// ErrUnsupportedType indicates an unsupported type
-	ErrUnsupportedType = errors.New("Type is unsupported")
+	ErrUnsupportedType = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("type is unsupported")
 	// ErrInvalidIntRange indicates an invalid number range
-	ErrInvalidIntRange = errors.New("Number is not in valid range")
+	ErrInvalidIntRange = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("number is not in valid range")
 )
 
 // RubyUserMarshal is a Ruby object that has a marshal_load function.
diff --git a/modules/packages/rubygems/metadata.go b/modules/packages/rubygems/metadata.go
index e2c73c8f3a0..adc1c058087 100644
--- a/modules/packages/rubygems/metadata.go
+++ b/modules/packages/rubygems/metadata.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package rubygems
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"compress/gzip"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrMissingMetadataFile indicates a missing metadata.gz file
-	ErrMissingMetadataFile = errors.New("Metadata file is missing")
+	ErrMissingMetadataFile = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("metadata.gz file is missing")
 	// ErrInvalidName indicates an invalid id in the metadata.gz file
-	ErrInvalidName = errors.New("Metadata file contains an invalid name")
+	ErrInvalidName = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package name is invalid")
 	// ErrInvalidVersion indicates an invalid version in the metadata.gz file
-	ErrInvalidVersion = errors.New("Metadata file contains an invalid version")
+	ErrInvalidVersion = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("package version is invalid")
 )
 
 var versionMatcher = regexp.MustCompile(`\A[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z]+)*(?:-[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?\z`)
diff --git a/modules/util/error.go b/modules/util/error.go
index 63bd447bf3e..e67b9977f08 100644
--- a/modules/util/error.go
+++ b/modules/util/error.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package util
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 // Common Errors forming the base of our error system
@@ -34,3 +35,31 @@ func (w SilentWrap) Error() string {
 func (w SilentWrap) Unwrap() error {
 	return w.Err
 }
+
+// NewSilentWrapErrorf returns an error that formats as the given text but unwraps as the provided error
+func NewSilentWrapErrorf(unwrap error, message string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return SilentWrap{Message: message, Err: unwrap}
+	}
+	return SilentWrap{Message: fmt.Sprintf(message, args...), Err: unwrap}
+}
+
+// NewInvalidArgumentErrorf returns an error that formats as the given text but unwraps as an ErrInvalidArgument
+func NewInvalidArgumentErrorf(message string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	return NewSilentWrapErrorf(ErrInvalidArgument, message, args...)
+}
+
+// NewPermissionDeniedErrorf returns an error that formats as the given text but unwraps as an ErrPermissionDenied
+func NewPermissionDeniedErrorf(message string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	return NewSilentWrapErrorf(ErrPermissionDenied, message, args...)
+}
+
+// NewAlreadyExistErrorf returns an error that formats as the given text but unwraps as an ErrAlreadyExist
+func NewAlreadyExistErrorf(message string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	return NewSilentWrapErrorf(ErrAlreadyExist, message, args...)
+}
+
+// NewNotExistErrorf returns an error that formats as the given text but unwraps as an ErrNotExist
+func NewNotExistErrorf(message string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	return NewSilentWrapErrorf(ErrNotExist, message, args...)
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go b/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go
index 58571fff14d..a623952aa73 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/composer/composer.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package composer
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -200,7 +201,11 @@ func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	cp, err := composer_module.ParsePackage(buf, buf.Size())
 	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go b/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go
index af863bc4b91..3bcce6bdf58 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/helm/helm.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package helm
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -163,7 +164,11 @@ func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	metadata, err := helm_module.ParseChartArchive(buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go b/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
index 1a09cb6f366..0d25f173e92 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/npm/npm.go
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ func DownloadPackageFileByName(ctx *context.Context) {
 func UploadPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 	npmPackage, err := npm_module.ParsePackage(ctx.Req.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go b/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go
index d6f7d1d7f66..6423db7d3a2 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/nuget/nuget.go
@@ -411,7 +411,11 @@ func UploadSymbolPackage(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	pdbs, err := nuget_module.ExtractPortablePdb(buf, buf.Size())
 	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	defer pdbs.Close()
@@ -507,7 +511,7 @@ func processUploadedFile(ctx *context.Context, expectedType nuget_module.Package
 
 	np, err := nuget_module.ParsePackageMetaData(buf, buf.Size())
 	if err != nil {
-		if err == nuget_module.ErrMissingNuspecFile || err == nuget_module.ErrNuspecFileTooLarge || err == nuget_module.ErrNuspecInvalidID || err == nuget_module.ErrNuspecInvalidVersion {
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
 			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
 		} else {
 			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go b/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go
index 247950a214a..1ece4e18ed6 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/pub/pub.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package pub
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	packages_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages"
 	pub_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/pub"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/packages/helper"
 	packages_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/packages"
 )
@@ -173,7 +175,11 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	pck, err := pub_module.ParsePackage(buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go b/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go
index c1a10b5e78f..af358fb82fb 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/rubygems/rubygems.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package rubygems
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"compress/zlib"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -217,7 +218,11 @@ func UploadPackageFile(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	rp, err := rubygems_module.ParsePackageMetaData(buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		if errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument) {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusBadRequest, err)
+		} else {
+			apiError(ctx, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	if _, err := buf.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {