GitLab 18.6.1 Patch Release: Critical Fixes and Improvements

Patch Release: GitLab 18.6.1 Now Available

GitLab 18.6.1 has been officially released, addressing a series of critical issues in the 18.6 release. This patch ensures users can continue working efficiently and securely with the GitLab platform.

The update resolves regression errors that appeared after the initial 18.6 rollout. Notably, this includes prevention of application crashes and improves authentication and configuration flows, particularly around GitLab Pages on instances without Let’s Encrypt configured. Additionally, there are fixes for WebAuthn-based authentication issues and a Grafana setup misconfiguration affecting some users.

If you’re running GitLab 18.6.0, upgrading to 18.6.1 is strongly recommended. Update procedures follow the standard patch upgrade path, requiring no major version migration effort.

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