GitLab (git.doit.wisc.edu) Upgrade from 15.8 to GitLab 16.2 Completed on Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Posted: 2023-08-29 10:00:00 Expiration: 2023-11-01 12:03:33
On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, GitLab (git.doit.wisc.edu) was upgraded from 15.8 to GitLab 16.2. This was a major version upgrade.
The user interface in this version of GitLab is different. There is a new navigation. User feedback was used to improve the left sidebar design and features. Read more about the new interface.
What should users do?
- Read the Gitlab 16.0 release announcement
- Identify new features you want to try
- Determine if changes impact your use of GitLab
- Prepare for significant changes in the GitLab user interface and how things are displayed
- Learn more about select breaking changes and improvements
What can users expect?
- GitLab was unavailable on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 from 8:00 p.m. to Wednesday September 27, 2023 2:00 a.m. CST.
- Users may need to make minor adjustments after the upgrade
- New features and the latest security enhancements will be available
Improvements Released in GitLab 16.0 (full list)
- Comment templates
- New WebIDE experience
- Token rotation API
- Opt in to a new navigation experience
- Reorder child records for tasks, objectives and key results
- … and more
Select Breaking Changes (full list)
Impact on many users
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Expiration date for ALL access tokens - Existing tokens with no expiration date will now have expiration set to 1 year.
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Legacy URLs that predate use of “/-/” will break - Only would impact URLs to GitLab UI that were hard-coded years ago. No impact on API.
Impact on users of specific features
General
- Developer role providing the ability to import projects to a group
- Monitor performance metrics through Prometheus
GitLabCI
- CI_BUILD_* predefined variables
- Default CI/CD job token (CI_JOB_TOKEN) scope changed
- POST ci/lint API endpoint deprecated
Scanning
- Container Scanning variables that reference Docker
- Dependency Scanning support for Java 13, 14, 15, and 16
- SAST analyzer coverage changing in GitLab 16.0
- Secure analyzers major version update
- Secure scanning CI/CD templates will use new job rules
Kubernetes / Helm
- Starboard directive in the config for the GitLab Agent for Kubernetes
- The API no longer returns revoked tokens for the agent for Kubernetes
- KAS Metrics Port in GitLab Helm Chart
- Configuration fields in GitLab Runner Helm Chart
Terraform
- The latest Terraform templates will overwrite current stable templates
- Support for periods (.) in Terraform state names might break existing states
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Shared Tools team by emailing help@doit.wisc.edu.
Sincerely,
The DoIT Shared Tools Team
-- Shared Tools: Benjamin Sousa