GitLab Patch Release: 16.11.9

On September 11, 2024, we released versions 16.11.9 for GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition. These versions resolve a number of regressions and bugs. This patch release does not include any security fixes. GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition 16.11.9 repository: Add empty vote in ApplyGitattributes CI: Add test basic package functionality before release (16.11 Backport) Use latest builder images for check-packages pipeline (16.11 Backport) Private dotenv artifacts not accessible to downstream jobs Important notes on upgrading This version does not include any new migrations, and for multi-node deployments, should not require any downtime . Please be aware that by default the Omnibus packages will stop, run migrations, and start again, no matter how “big” or “small” the upgrade is. This behavior can be changed by adding a /etc/gitlab/skip-auto-reconfigure file, which is only used for updates . Updating To update, check out our update page . GitLab subscriptions Access to GitLab Premium and Ultimate features is granted by a paid subscription . Alternatively, sign up for GitLab.com to use GitLab’s own infrastructure. We’re combining patch and security releases This improvement in our release process matches the industry standard and will help GitLab users get information about security and bug fixes sooner, read the blog post here .