A guide to the breaking changes in GitLab 19.0

1 · · April 15, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
Summary
This blog post serves as a comprehensive guide to the breaking changes included in the upcoming GitLab 19.0 release, outlining key updates, deployment windows, and mitigation strategies for various breaking changes affecting GitLab.com, Self-Managed, and Dedicated instances. It details new requirements introduced in response to previous breaking changes and offers essential information for smoothly upgrading to the new version.