In GitLab 14.0, we will update the [Auto Deploy](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/stages.html#auto-deploy) CI template to the latest version. This includes new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements with a dependency on the v2 [auto-deploy-image](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cluster-integration/auto-deploy-image). Auto Deploy CI template v1 will is deprecated going forward.
In GitLab 14.0, we will update the [Auto Deploy](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/stages.html#auto-deploy) CI template to the latest version. This includes new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements with a dependency on the v2 [auto-deploy-image](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cluster-integration/auto-deploy-image). Auto Deploy CI template v1 is deprecated going forward.
Since the v1 and v2 versions are not backward-compatible, your project might encounter an unexpected failure if you already have a deployed application. Follow the [upgrade guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/upgrading_auto_deploy_dependencies.html#upgrade-guide) to upgrade your environments. You can also start using the latest template today by following the [early adoption guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/upgrading_auto_deploy_dependencies.html#early-adopters).
Until GitLab 13.9, if you wanted to avoid running one particular GitLab SAST analyzer, you needed to remove it from the [long string of analyzers in the `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` file](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/390afc431e7ce1ac253b35beb39f19e49c746bff/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml#L12) and use that to set the [`SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#docker-images) variable in your project's CI file. If you did this, it would exclude you from future new analyzers because this string hard codes the list of analyzers to execute. We avoid this problem by inverting this variable's logic to exclude, rather than choose default analyzers.
Beginning with 13.9, [we migrated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/14fed7a33bfdbd4663d8928e46002a5ef3e3282c/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml#L13) to `SAST_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS` in our `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` file. We encourage anyone who uses a [customized SAST configuration](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#customizing-the-sast-settings) in their project CI file to migrate to this new variable. If you have not overridden `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS`, no action is needed. The CI/CD variable `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` has been removed in GitLab 14.0, which released on June 22, 2021.
To ensure Secret Detection was scanning both default branches and feature branches, we introduced two separate secret detection CI jobs (`secret_detection_default_branch` and `secret_detection`) in our managed [`Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml) template. These two CI jobs created confusion and complexity in the CI rules logic. This deprecation moves the `rule` logic into the `script` section, which then determines how the `secret_detection` job is run (historic, on a branch, commits, etc).
If you override or maintain custom versions of `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` or `Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml`, you must update your CI templates. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/secret_detection/#custom-settings-example) to future-proof your CI templates. GitLab 14.0 no longer supports the old `secret_detection_default_branch` job.
With the release of [SAST Custom Rulesets](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#customize-rulesets) in GitLab 13.5 we allow greater flexibility in configuration options for our Go analyzer (GoSec). As a result we no longer plan to support our less flexible [`SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#analyzer-settings) analyzer setting. This variable was deprecated in GitLab 13.10.
GitLab 14.0 removes the old `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG variable`. If you use or override `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG` in your CI file, update your SAST CI configuration or pin to an older version of the GoSec analyzer. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#overriding-sast-jobs) to future-proof your CI templates.
# Please delete this line and above before submitting your merge request.
-name:"Announcementheadline"# The headline announcing the removal. i.e. "`CI_PROJECT_CONFIG_PATH` removed in Gitlab 14.0"
-name:"Featurename"# the name of the feature being removed. Avoid the words `deprecation`, `deprecate`, `removal`, and `remove` in this field because these are implied.
announcement_milestone:"XX.YY"# The milestone when this feature was deprecated.
announcement_date:"YYYY-MM-DD"# The date of the milestone release when this feature was deprecated. This should almost always be the 22nd of a month (YYYY-MM-DD), unless you did an out of band blog post.
removal_milestone:"XX.YY"# The milestone when this feature is being removed.
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## 14.0
### Auto Deploy CI template v1
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
In GitLab 14.0, we will update the [Auto Deploy](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/stages.html#auto-deploy) CI template to the latest version. This includes new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements with a dependency on the v2 [auto-deploy-image](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cluster-integration/auto-deploy-image). Auto Deploy CI template v1 is deprecated going forward.
Since the v1 and v2 versions are not backward-compatible, your project might encounter an unexpected failure if you already have a deployed application. Follow the [upgrade guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/upgrading_auto_deploy_dependencies.html#upgrade-guide) to upgrade your environments. You can also start using the latest template today by following the [early adoption guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/upgrading_auto_deploy_dependencies.html#early-adopters).
### Breaking changes to Terraform CI template
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Clair, the default container scanning engine, was deprecated in GitLab 13.9 and is removed from GitLab 14.0 and replaced by Trivy. We advise customers who are customizing variables for their container scanning job to [follow these instructions](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/container_scanning/#change-scanners) to ensure that their container scanning jobs continue to work.
### DAST default template stages
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
In GitLab 14.0, we've removed the stages defined in the current `DAST.gitlab-ci.yml` template to avoid the situation where the template overrides manual changes made by DAST users. We're making this change in response to customer issues where the stages in the template cause problems when used with customized DAST configurations. Because of this removal, `gitlab-ci.yml` configurations that do not specify a `dast` stage must be updated to include this stage.
### DAST environment variable renaming and removal
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For more information, check out our [blog post](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/03/10/new-git-default-branch-name/).
### Deprecated GraphQL fields have been removed
### Dependency Scanning
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
As mentioned in [13.9](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/02/22/gitlab-13-9-released/#deprecations-for-dependency-scanning) and [this blog post](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/02/08/composition-analysis-14-deprecations-and-removals/) several removals for Dependency Scanning take effect.
Previously, to exclude a DS analyzer, you needed to remove it from the default list of analyzers, and use that to set the `DS_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` variable in your project’s CI template. We determined it should be easier to avoid running a particular analyzer without losing the benefit of newly added analyzers. As a result, we ask you to migrate from `DS_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` to `DS_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS` when it is available. Read about it in [issue #287691](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/287691).
Previously, to prevent the Gemnasium analyzers to fetch the advisory database at runtime, you needed to set the `GEMNASIUM_DB_UPDATE` variable. However, this is not documented properly, and its naming is inconsistent with the equivalent `BUNDLER_AUDIT_UPDATE_DISABLED` variable. As a result, we ask you to migrate from `GEMNASIUM_DB_UPDATE` to `GEMNASIUM_UPDATE_DISABLED` when it is available. Read about it in [issue #215483](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/215483).
### Deprecated GraphQL fields
WARNING:
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@@ -144,11 +180,29 @@ as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#brea
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
As mentioned in [13.9](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/02/22/gitlab-13-9-released/#deprecations-for-dependency-scanning) and [this blog post](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/02/08/composition-analysis-14-deprecations-and-removals/) several removals for Dependency Scanning take effect.
The first release of the DevOps Adoption report had a concept of **Segments**. Segments were [quickly removed from the report](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5251) because they introduced an additional layer of complexity on top of **Groups** and **Projects**. Subsequent iterations of the DevOps Adoption report focus on comparing adoption across groups rather than segments. GitLab 14.0 removes all references to **Segments**[from the GraphQL API](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/324414) and replaces them with **Enabled groups**.
Previously, to exclude a DS analyzer, you needed to remove it from the default list of analyzers, and use that to set the `DS_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` variable in your project’s CI template. We determined it should be easier to avoid running a particular analyzer without losing the benefit of newly added analyzers. As a result, we ask you to migrate from `DS_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` to `DS_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS` when it is available. Read about it in [issue #287691](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/287691).
### Disk source configuration for GitLab Pages
Previously, to prevent the Gemnasium analyzers to fetch the advisory database at runtime, you needed to set the `GEMNASIUM_DB_UPDATE` variable. However, this is not documented properly, and its naming is inconsistent with the equivalent `BUNDLER_AUDIT_UPDATE_DISABLED` variable. As a result, we ask you to migrate from `GEMNASIUM_DB_UPDATE` to `GEMNASIUM_UPDATE_DISABLED` when it is available. Read about it in [issue #215483](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/215483).
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
GitLab Pages [API-based configuration](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/pages/#gitlab-api-based-configuration) has been available since GitLab 13.0. It replaces the unsupported `disk` source configuration removed in GitLab 14.0, which can no longer be chosen. You should stop using `disk` source configuration, and move to `gitlab` for an API-based configuration. To migrate away from the 'disk' source configuration, set `gitlab_pages['domain_config_source'] = "gitlab"` in your `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file. We recommend you migrate before updating to GitLab 14.0, to identify and troubleshoot any potential problems before upgrading.
### Experimental prefix in Sidekiq queue selector options
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
GitLab supports a [queue selector](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/operations/extra_sidekiq_processes.html#queue-selector) to run only a subset of background jobs for a given process. When it was introduced, this option had an 'experimental' prefix (`experimental_queue_selector` in Omnibus, `experimentalQueueSelector` in Helm charts).
As announced in the [13.6 release post](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/11/22/gitlab-13-6-released/#sidekiq-cluster-queue-selector-configuration-option-has-been-renamed), the 'experimental' prefix is no longer supported. Instead, `queue_selector` for Omnibus and `queueSelector` in Helm charts should be used.
### External Pipeline Validation Service Code Changes
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For self-managed instances using the experimental [external pipeline validation service](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/external_pipeline_validation.html), the range of error codes GitLab accepts will be reduced. Currently, pipelines are invalidated when the validation service returns a response code from `400` to `499`. In GitLab 14.0 and later, pipelines will be invalidated for the `406: Not Accepted` response code only.
### Geo Foreign Data Wrapper settings removed
### Geo Foreign Data Wrapper settings
WARNING:
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In GitLab Runner 14.0, the installation process will ignore the `skel` directory by default when creating the user home directory. Refer to [issue #4845](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/4845) for details.
### Gitaly Cluster SQL primary elector has been removed
### Gitaly Cluster SQL primary elector
WARNING:
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If you had configured the `sql` election strategy, you must follow the [migration instructions](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/gitaly/praefect.html#migrate-to-repository-specific-primary-gitaly-nodes) before upgrading to 14.0.
### Helm v2 support
### Global `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG` in SAST CI template
WARNING:
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Helm v2 was [officially deprecated](https://helm.sh/blog/helm-v2-deprecation-timeline/) in November of 2020, with the `stable` repository being [de-listed from the Helm Hub](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/11/09/ensure-auto-devops-work-after-helm-stable-repo/) shortly thereafter. With the release of GitLab 14.0, which will include the 5.0 release of the [GitLab Helm chart](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/), Helm v2 will no longer be supported.
With the maturity of GitLab Secure scanning tools, we've needed to add more granularity to our release process. Previously, GitLab shared a major version number for [all analyzers and tools](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#supported-languages-and-frameworks). This requires all tools to share a major version, and prevents the use of [semantic version numbering](https://semver.org/). In GitLab 14.0, SAST removes the `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG` global variable in our [managed `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Jobs/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml) CI template, in favor of the analyzer job variable setting the `major.minor` tag in the SAST vendored template.
Users of the chart should [upgrade to Helm v3](https://helm.sh/docs/topics/v2_v3_migration/) to deploy GitLab 14.0 and later.
Each analyzer job now has a scoped `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG` variable, which will be actively managed by GitLab and set to the `major` tag for the respective analyzer. To pin to a specific version, [change the variable value to the specific version tag](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#pinning-to-minor-image-version).
If you override or maintain custom versions of `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml`, update your CI templates to stop referencing the global `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG`, and move it to a scoped analyzer job tag. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#overriding-sast-jobs) to future-proof your CI templates. This change allows you to more granularly control future analyzer updates with a pinned `major.minor` version.
This deprecation and removal changes our [previously announced plan](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/02/22/gitlab-13-9-released/#pin-static-analysis-analyzers-and-tools-to-minor-versions) to pin the Static Analysis tools.
### Legacy feature flags removed
### Hardcoded `master` in CI/CD templates
WARNING:
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Legacy feature flags became read-only in GitLab 13.4. GitLab 14.0 removes support for legacy feature flags, so you must migrate them to the [new version](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/operations/feature_flags.html). You can do this by first taking a note (screenshot) of the legacy flag, then deleting the flag through the API or UI (you don't need to alter the code), and finally create a new Feature Flag with the same name as the legacy flag you deleted. Also, make sure the strategies and environments match the deleted flag. We created a [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAJY2IGep7Y) to help with this migration.
Our CI/CD templates have been updated to no longer use hard-coded references to a `master` branch. In 14.0, they all use a variable that points to your project's configured default branch instead. If your CI/CD pipeline relies on our built-in templates, verify that this change works with your current configuration. For example, if you have a `master` branch and a different default branch, the updates to the templates may cause changes to your pipeline behavior. For more information, [read the issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/324131).
### Legacy storage removed
### Helm v2 support
WARNING:
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
As [announced in GitLab 13.0](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/05/22/gitlab-13-0-released/#planned-removal-of-legacy-storage-in-14.0), [legacy storage](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/repository_storage_types.html#legacy-storage) has been removed in GitLab 14.0.
### Limit projects returned in `GET /groups/:id/`
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Helm v2 was [officially deprecated](https://helm.sh/blog/helm-v2-deprecation-timeline/) in November of 2020, with the `stable` repository being [de-listed from the Helm Hub](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/11/09/ensure-auto-devops-work-after-helm-stable-repo/) shortly thereafter. With the release of GitLab 14.0, which will include the 5.0 release of the [GitLab Helm chart](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/), Helm v2 will no longer be supported.
To improve performance, we are limiting the number of projects returned from the `GET /groups/:id/` API call to 100. A complete list of projects can still be retrieved with the `GET /groups/:id/projects` API call.
Users of the chart should [upgrade to Helm v3](https://helm.sh/docs/topics/v2_v3_migration/) to deploy GitLab 14.0 and later.
### Make `pwsh` the default shell for newly-registered Windows Runners
### Legacy DAST domain validation
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
In GitLab Runner 13.2, PowerShell Core support was added to the Shell executor. In 14.0, PowerShell Core, `pwsh` is now the default shell for newly-registered Windows runners. Windows `CMD` will still be available as a shell option for Windows runners. Refer to [issue #26419](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26419) for details.
The legacy method of DAST Domain Validation for CI/CD scans was deprecated in GitLab 13.8, and is removed in GitLab 14.0. This method of domain validation only disallows scans if the `DAST_FULL_SCAN_DOMAIN_VALIDATION_REQUIRED` environment variable is set to `true` in the `gitlab-ci.yml` file, and a `Gitlab-DAST-Permission` header on the site is not set to `allow`. This two-step method required users to opt in to using the variable before they could opt out from using the header.
### Migrate from `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` to `SAST_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS`
For more information, see the [removal issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/293595).
### Legacy feature flags
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Until GitLab 13.9, if you wanted to avoid running one particular GitLab SAST analyzer, you needed to remove it from the [long string of analyzers in the `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` file](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/390afc431e7ce1ac253b35beb39f19e49c746bff/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml#L12) and use that to set the [`SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#docker-images) variable in your project's CI file. If you did this, it would exclude you from future new analyzers because this string hard codes the list of analyzers to execute. We avoid this problem by inverting this variable's logic to exclude, rather than choose default analyzers.
Beginning with 13.9, [we migrated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/14fed7a33bfdbd4663d8928e46002a5ef3e3282c/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml#L13) to `SAST_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS` in our `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` file. We encourage anyone who uses a [customized SAST configuration](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#customizing-the-sast-settings) in their project CI file to migrate to this new variable. If you have not overridden `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS`, no action is needed. The CI/CD variable `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` has been removed in GitLab 14.0, which released on June 22, 2021.
Legacy feature flags became read-only in GitLab 13.4. GitLab 14.0 removes support for legacy feature flags, so you must migrate them to the [new version](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/operations/feature_flags.html). You can do this by first taking a note (screenshot) of the legacy flag, then deleting the flag through the API or UI (you don't need to alter the code), and finally create a new Feature Flag with the same name as the legacy flag you deleted. Also, make sure the strategies and environments match the deleted flag. We created a [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAJY2IGep7Y) to help with this migration.
### New Terraform template version
### Legacy fields from DAST report
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
As we continuously [develop GitLab's Terraform integrations](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325312), to minimize customer disruption, we maintain two GitLab CI/CD templates for Terraform:
- The ["latest version" template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform.latest.gitlab-ci.yml), which is updated frequently between minor releases of GitLab (such as 13.10, 13.11, etc).
- The ["major version" template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform.gitlab-ci.yml), which is updated only at major releases (such as 13.0, 14.0, etc).
At every major release of GitLab, the "latest version" template becomes the "major version" template, inheriting the "latest template" setup.
As we have added many new features to the Terraform integration, the new setup for the "major version" template can be considered a breaking change.
The latest template supports the [Terraform Merge Request widget](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/infrastructure/mr_integration.html) and
doesn't need additional setup to work with the [GitLab managed Terraform state](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/infrastructure/terraform_state.html).
As a part of the migration to a common report format for all of the Secure scanners in GitLab, DAST is making changes to the DAST JSON report. Certain legacy fields were deprecated in 13.8 and have been completely removed in 14.0. These fields are `@generated`, `@version`, `site`, and `spider`. This should not affect any normal DAST operation, but does affect users who consume the JSON report in an automated way and use these fields. Anyone affected by these changes, and needs these fields for business reasons, is encouraged to open a new GitLab issue and explain the need.
To check the new changes, see the [new "major version" template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform.gitlab-ci.yml).
For more information, see [the removal issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/33915).
### OpenSUSE Leap 15.1
### Legacy storage
WARNING:
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Support for [OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 is being deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/merge_requests/5135). Support for 15.1 will be dropped in 14.0. We are now providing support for openSUSE Leap 15.2 packages.
As [announced in GitLab 13.0](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/05/22/gitlab-13-0-released/#planned-removal-of-legacy-storage-in-14.0), [legacy storage](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/repository_storage_types.html#legacy-storage) has been removed in GitLab 14.0.
### PostgreSQL 11 support
### License Compliance
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PostgreSQL 12 will be the minimum required version in GitLab 14.0. It offers [significant improvements](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-12-released-1976/) to indexing, partitioning, and general performance benefits.
Starting in GitLab 13.7, all new installations default to version 12. From GitLab 13.8, single-node instances are automatically upgraded as well. If you aren't ready to upgrade, you can [opt out of automatic upgrades](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/database.html#opt-out-of-automatic-postgresql-upgrades).
In 13.0, we deprecated the License-Management CI template and renamed it License-Scanning. We have been providing backward compatibility by warning users of the old template to switch. Now in 14.0, we are completely removing the License-Management CI template. Read about it in [issue #216261](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216261) or [this blog post](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/02/08/composition-analysis-14-deprecations-and-removals/).
### Removal of deprecated `trace` parameter from `jobs` API endpoint
### Limit projects returned in `GET /groups/:id/`
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GitLab Runner was updated in GitLab 13.4 to internally stop passing the `trace` parameter to the `/api/jobs/:id` endpoint. GitLab 14.0 deprecates the `trace` parameter entirely for all other requests of this endpoint. Make sure your [GitLab Runner version matches your GitLab version](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/#gitlab-runner-versions) to ensure consistent behavior.
To improve performance, we are limiting the number of projects returned from the `GET /groups/:id/` API call to 100. A complete list of projects can still be retrieved with the `GET /groups/:id/projects` API call.
### Removal of legacy fields from DAST report
### Make `pwsh` the default shell for newly-registered Windows Runners
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As a part of the migration to a common report format for all of the Secure scanners in GitLab, DAST is making changes to the DAST JSON report. Certain legacy fields were deprecated in 13.8 and have been completely removed in 14.0. These fields are `@generated`, `@version`, `site`, and `spider`. This should not affect any normal DAST operation, but does affect users who consume the JSON report in an automated way and use these fields. Anyone affected by these changes, and needs these fields for business reasons, is encouraged to open a new GitLab issue and explain the need.
For more information, see [the removal issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/33915).
In GitLab Runner 13.2, PowerShell Core support was added to the Shell executor. In 14.0, PowerShell Core, `pwsh` is now the default shell for newly-registered Windows runners. Windows `CMD` will still be available as a shell option for Windows runners. Refer to [issue #26419](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26419) for details.
### Removal of release description in the Tags API
### Migrate from `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` to `SAST_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS`
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GitLab 14.0 removes support for the release description in the Tags API. You can no longer add a release description when [creating a new tag](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/tags.html#create-a-new-tag). You also can no longer [create](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/tags.html#create-a-new-release) or [update](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/tags.html#update-a-release) a release through the Tags API. Please migrate to use the [Releases API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/releases/#create-a-release) instead.
Until GitLab 13.9, if you wanted to avoid running one particular GitLab SAST analyzer, you needed to remove it from the [long string of analyzers in the `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` file](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/390afc431e7ce1ac253b35beb39f19e49c746bff/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml#L12) and use that to set the [`SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#docker-images) variable in your project's CI file. If you did this, it would exclude you from future new analyzers because this string hard codes the list of analyzers to execute. We avoid this problem by inverting this variable's logic to exclude, rather than choose default analyzers.
Beginning with 13.9, [we migrated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/14fed7a33bfdbd4663d8928e46002a5ef3e3282c/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml#L13) to `SAST_EXCLUDED_ANALYZERS` in our `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` file. We encourage anyone who uses a [customized SAST configuration](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#customizing-the-sast-settings) in their project CI file to migrate to this new variable. If you have not overridden `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS`, no action is needed. The CI/CD variable `SAST_DEFAULT_ANALYZERS` has been removed in GitLab 14.0, which released on June 22, 2021.
### Removals for License Compliance
### Off peak time mode configuration for Docker Machine autoscaling
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In 13.0, we deprecated the License-Management CI template and renamed it License-Scanning. We have been providing backward compatibility by warning users of the old template to switch. Now in 14.0, we are completely removing the License-Management CI template. Read about it in [issue #216261](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216261) or [this blog post](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2021/02/08/composition-analysis-14-deprecations-and-removals/).
In GitLab Runner 13.0, [issue #5069](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/5069), we introduced new timing options for the GitLab Docker Machine executor. In GitLab Runner 14.0, we have removed the old configuration option, [off peak time mode](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/autoscale.html#off-peak-time-mode-configuration-deprecated).
### Remove DAST default template stages
### OpenSUSE Leap 15.1
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In GitLab 14.0, we've removed the stages defined in the current `DAST.gitlab-ci.yml` template to avoid the situation where the template overrides manual changes made by DAST users. We're making this change in response to customer issues where the stages in the template cause problems when used with customized DAST configurations. Because of this removal, `gitlab-ci.yml` configurations that do not specify a `dast` stage must be updated to include this stage.
Support for [OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 is being deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/merge_requests/5135). Support for 15.1 will be dropped in 14.0. We are now providing support for openSUSE Leap 15.2 packages.
### Remove SAST analyzer `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG` variable in favor of custom rulesets
### PostgreSQL 11 support
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With the release of [SAST Custom Rulesets](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#customize-rulesets) in GitLab 13.5 we allow greater flexibility in configuration options for our Go analyzer (GoSec). As a result we no longer plan to support our less flexible [`SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#analyzer-settings) analyzer setting. This variable was deprecated in GitLab 13.10.
GitLab 14.0 removes the old `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG variable`. If you use or override `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG` in your CI file, update your SAST CI configuration or pin to an older version of the GoSec analyzer. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#overriding-sast-jobs) to future-proof your CI templates.
### Remove Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) package
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
PostgreSQL 12 will be the minimum required version in GitLab 14.0. It offers [significant improvements](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-12-released-1976/) to indexing, partitioning, and general performance benefits.
Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) reached end of life on Friday, July 17, 2020. In GitLab Runner 14.0, Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) is no longer available from our package distribution. Refer to [issue #26036](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26036) for details.
Starting in GitLab 13.7, all new installations default to version 12. From GitLab 13.8, single-node instances are automatically upgraded as well. If you aren't ready to upgrade, you can [opt out of automatic upgrades](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/database.html#opt-out-of-automatic-postgresql-upgrades).
### Remove `/usr/lib/gitlab-runner` symlink from package
### Redundant timestamp field from DORA metrics API payload
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In GitLab Runner 13.3, a symlink was added from `/user/lib/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner` to `/usr/bin/gitlab-runner`. In 14.0, the symlink has been removed and the runner is now installed in `/usr/bin/gitlab-runner`. Refer to [issue #26651](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26651) for details.
The [deployment frequency project-level API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/dora4_project_analytics.html#list-project-deployment-frequencies) endpoint has been deprecated in favor of the [DORA 4 API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/dora/metrics.html), which consolidates all the metrics under one API with the specific metric as a required field. As a result, the timestamp field, which doesn't allow adding future extensions and causes performance issues, will be removed. With the old API, an example response would be `{ "2021-03-01": 3, "date": "2021-03-01", "value": 3 }`. The first key/value (`"2021-03-01": 3`) will be removed and replaced by the last two (`"date": "2021-03-01", "value": 3`).
### Remove `?w=1` URL parameter to ignore whitespace changes
### Release description in the Tags API
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To create a consistent experience for users based on their preferences, support for toggling whitespace changes via URL parameter has been removed in GitLab 14.0.
GitLab 14.0 removes support for the release description in the Tags API. You can no longer add a release description when [creating a new tag](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/tags.html#create-a-new-tag). You also can no longer [create](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/tags.html#create-a-new-release) or [update](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/tags.html#update-a-release) a release through the Tags API. Please migrate to use the [Releases API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/releases/#create-a-release) instead.
### Remove `FF_RESET_HELPER_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT` feature flag
### Ruby version changed in `Ruby.gitlab-ci.yml`
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In 14.0, we have deactivated the `FF_RESET_HELPER_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT` feature flag. Refer to issue [#26679](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26679) for details.
### Remove `FF_SHELL_EXECUTOR_USE_LEGACY_PROCESS_KILL` feature flag
By default, the `Ruby.gitlab-ci.yml` file has included Ruby 2.5.
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
To better support the latest versions of Ruby, the template is changed to use `ruby:latest`, which is currently 3.0. To better understand the changes in Ruby 3.0, please reference the [Ruby-lang.org release announcement](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2020/12/25/ruby-3-0-0-released/).
In [GitLab Runner 13.1](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/shell.html#gitlab-131-and-later), [issue #3376](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/3376), we introduced `sigterm` and then `sigkill` to a process in the Shell executor. We also introduced a new feature flag, `FF_SHELL_EXECUTOR_USE_LEGACY_PROCESS_KILL`, so you can use the previous process termination sequence. In GitLab Runner 14.0, [issue #6413](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/6413), the feature flag has been removed.
Relevant Issue: [Updates Ruby version 2.5 to 3.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/329160)
### Remove `FF_USE_GO_CLOUD_WITH_CACHE_ARCHIVER` feature flag
### SAST analyzer `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG` variable
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GitLab Runner 14.0 removes the `FF_USE_GO_CLOUD_WITH_CACHE_ARCHIVER` feature flag. Refer to [issue #27175](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27175) for details.
With the release of [SAST Custom Rulesets](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#customize-rulesets) in GitLab 13.5 we allow greater flexibility in configuration options for our Go analyzer (GoSec). As a result we no longer plan to support our less flexible [`SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#analyzer-settings) analyzer setting. This variable was deprecated in GitLab 13.10.
GitLab 14.0 removes the old `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG variable`. If you use or override `SAST_GOSEC_CONFIG` in your CI file, update your SAST CI configuration or pin to an older version of the GoSec analyzer. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#overriding-sast-jobs) to future-proof your CI templates.
### Remove `secret_detection_default_branch` job
### Service Templates
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To ensure Secret Detection was scanning both default branches and feature branches, we introduced two separate secret detection CI jobs (`secret_detection_default_branch` and `secret_detection`) in our managed [`Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml) template. These two CI jobs created confusion and complexity in the CI rules logic. This deprecation moves the `rule` logic into the `script` section, which then determines how the `secret_detection` job is run (historic, on a branch, commits, etc).
If you override or maintain custom versions of `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` or `Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml`, you must update your CI templates. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/secret_detection/#custom-settings-example) to future-proof your CI templates. GitLab 14.0 no longer supports the old `secret_detection_default_branch` job.
Service Templates are [removed in GitLab 14.0](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5672). They were used to apply identical settings to a large number of projects, but they only did so at the time of project creation.
While they solved part of the problem, _updating_ those values later proved to be a major pain point. [Project Integration Management](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/admin_area/settings/project_integration_management.html) solves this problem by enabling you to create settings at the Group or Instance level, and projects within that namespace inheriting those settings.
### Remove disk source configuration for GitLab Pages
### Success and failure for finished build metric conversion
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GitLab Pages [API-based configuration](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/pages/#gitlab-api-based-configuration) has been available since GitLab 13.0. It replaces the unsupported `disk` source configuration removed in GitLab 14.0, which can no longer be chosen. You should stop using `disk` source configuration, and move to `gitlab` for an API-based configuration. To migrate away from the 'disk' source configuration, set `gitlab_pages['domain_config_source'] = "gitlab"` in your `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file. We recommend you migrate before updating to GitLab 14.0, to identify and troubleshoot any potential problems before upgrading.
In GitLab Runner 13.5, we introduced `failed` and `success` states for a job. To support Prometheus rules, we chose to convert `success/failure` to `finished` for the metric. In 14.0, the conversion has now been removed. Refer to [issue #26900](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26900) for details.
### Remove legacy DAST domain validation
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The legacy method of DAST Domain Validation for CI/CD scans was deprecated in GitLab 13.8, and is removed in GitLab 14.0. This method of domain validation only disallows scans if the `DAST_FULL_SCAN_DOMAIN_VALIDATION_REQUIRED` environment variable is set to `true` in the `gitlab-ci.yml` file, and a `Gitlab-DAST-Permission` header on the site is not set to `allow`. This two-step method required users to opt in to using the variable before they could opt out from using the header.
As we continuously [develop GitLab's Terraform integrations](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325312), to minimize customer disruption, we maintain two GitLab CI/CD templates for Terraform:
For more information, see the [removal issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/293595).
- The ["latest version" template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform.latest.gitlab-ci.yml), which is updated frequently between minor releases of GitLab (such as 13.10, 13.11, etc).
- The ["major version" template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform.gitlab-ci.yml), which is updated only at major releases (such as 13.0, 14.0, etc).
### Remove off peak time mode configuration for Docker Machine autoscaling
At every major release of GitLab, the "latest version" template becomes the "major version" template, inheriting the "latest template" setup.
As we have added many new features to the Terraform integration, the new setup for the "major version" template can be considered a breaking change.
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
The latest template supports the [Terraform Merge Request widget](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/infrastructure/mr_integration.html) and
doesn't need additional setup to work with the [GitLab managed Terraform state](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/infrastructure/terraform_state.html).
In GitLab Runner 13.0, [issue #5069](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/5069), we introduced new timing options for the GitLab Docker Machine executor. In GitLab Runner 14.0, we have removed the old configuration option, [off peak time mode](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/autoscale.html#off-peak-time-mode-configuration-deprecated).
To check the new changes, see the [new "major version" template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform.gitlab-ci.yml).
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### Ubuntu 16.04 support
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changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
The [deployment frequency project-level API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/dora4_project_analytics.html#list-project-deployment-frequencies) endpoint has been deprecated in favor of the [DORA 4 API](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/dora/metrics.html), which consolidates all the metrics under one API with the specific metric as a required field. As a result, the timestamp field, which doesn't allow adding future extensions and causes performance issues, will be removed. With the old API, an example response would be `{ "2021-03-01": 3, "date": "2021-03-01", "value": 3 }`. The first key/value (`"2021-03-01": 3`) will be removed and replaced by the last two (`"date": "2021-03-01", "value": 3`).
### Remove success and failure for finished build metric conversion
WARNING:
This feature was changed or removed in 14.0
as a [breaking change](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/contributing/#breaking-changes).
Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Ubuntu 16.04 [reached end-of-life in April 2021](https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle), and no longer receives maintenance updates. We strongly recommend users to upgrade to a newer release, such as 20.04.
In GitLab Runner 13.5, we introduced `failed` and `success` states for a job. To support Prometheus rules, we chose to convert `success/failure` to `finished` for the metric. In 14.0, the conversion has now been removed. Refer to [issue #26900](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26900) for details.
GitLab 13.12 will be the last release with Ubuntu 16.04 support.
### Remove support for Windows Server 1903 image
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In 14.0, we have removed Windows Server 1903. Microsoft ended support for this version on 2020-08-12. Refer to [issue #27551](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27551) for details.
Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) reached end of life on Friday, July 17, 2020. In GitLab Runner 14.0, Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) is no longer available from our package distribution. Refer to [issue #26036](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26036) for details.
### Remove support for Windows Server 1909 image
### Unicorn in GitLab self-managed
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In 14.0, we have removed Windows Server 1909. Microsoft ended support for this version on 2021-05-11. Refer to [issue #27899](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27899) for details.
[Support for Unicorn](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/6078) has been removed in GitLab 14.0 in favor of Puma. [Puma has a multi-threaded architecture](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/operations/puma.html) which uses less memory than a multi-process application server like Unicorn. On GitLab.com, we saw a 40% reduction in memory consumption by using Puma.
### Removed Global `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG` in SAST CI template
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
With the maturity of GitLab Secure scanning tools, we've needed to add more granularity to our release process. Previously, GitLab shared a major version number for [all analyzers and tools](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#supported-languages-and-frameworks). This requires all tools to share a major version, and prevents the use of [semantic version numbering](https://semver.org/). In GitLab 14.0, SAST removes the `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG` global variable in our [managed `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Jobs/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml) CI template, in favor of the analyzer job variable setting the `major.minor` tag in the SAST vendored template.
Each analyzer job now has a scoped `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG` variable, which will be actively managed by GitLab and set to the `major` tag for the respective analyzer. To pin to a specific version, [change the variable value to the specific version tag](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#pinning-to-minor-image-version).
If you override or maintain custom versions of `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml`, update your CI templates to stop referencing the global `SAST_ANALYZER_IMAGE_TAG`, and move it to a scoped analyzer job tag. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#overriding-sast-jobs) to future-proof your CI templates. This change allows you to more granularly control future analyzer updates with a pinned `major.minor` version.
This deprecation and removal changes our [previously announced plan](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/02/22/gitlab-13-9-released/#pin-static-analysis-analyzers-and-tools-to-minor-versions) to pin the Static Analysis tools.
The WIP (work in progress) status for merge requests signaled to reviewers that the merge request in question wasn't ready to merge. We've renamed the WIP feature to **Draft**, a more inclusive and self-explanatory term. **Draft** clearly communicates the merge request in question isn't ready for review, and makes no assumptions about the progress being made toward it. **Draft** also reduces the cognitive load for new users, non-English speakers, and anyone unfamiliar with the WIP acronym.
### Ruby version changed in `Ruby.gitlab-ci.yml`
### Web Application Firewall (WAF)
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
By default, the `Ruby.gitlab-ci.yml` file has included Ruby 2.5.
To better support the latest versions of Ruby, the template is changed to use `ruby:latest`, which is currently 3.0. To better understand the changes in Ruby 3.0, please reference the [Ruby-lang.org release announcement](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2020/12/25/ruby-3-0-0-released/).
Relevant Issue: [Updates Ruby version 2.5 to 3.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/329160)
The Web Application Firewall (WAF) was deprecated in GitLab 13.6 and is removed from GitLab 14.0. The WAF had limitations inherent in the architectural design that made it difficult to meet the requirements traditionally expected of a WAF. By removing the WAF, GitLab is able to focus on improving other areas in the product where more value can be provided to users. Users who currently rely on the WAF can continue to use the free and open source [ModSecurity](https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity) project, which is independent from GitLab. Additional details are available in the [deprecation issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271276).
### Segments removed from DevOps Adoption API
### Windows Server 1903 image support
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
The first release of the DevOps Adoption report had a concept of **Segments**. Segments were [quickly removed from the report](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5251) because they introduced an additional layer of complexity on top of **Groups** and **Projects**. Subsequent iterations of the DevOps Adoption report focus on comparing adoption across groups rather than segments. GitLab 14.0 removes all references to **Segments**[from the GraphQL API](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/324414) and replaces them with **Enabled groups**.
In 14.0, we have removed Windows Server 1903. Microsoft ended support for this version on 2020-08-12. Refer to [issue #27551](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27551) for details.
### Service Templates removed
### Windows Server 1909 image support
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Service Templates are [removed in GitLab 14.0](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5672). They were used to apply identical settings to a large number of projects, but they only did so at the time of project creation.
While they solved part of the problem, _updating_ those values later proved to be a major pain point. [Project Integration Management](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/admin_area/settings/project_integration_management.html) solves this problem by enabling you to create settings at the Group or Instance level, and projects within that namespace inheriting those settings.
In 14.0, we have removed Windows Server 1909. Microsoft ended support for this version on 2021-05-11. Refer to [issue #27899](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27899) for details.
### Sidekiq queue selector options no longer accept the 'experimental' prefix
### `/usr/lib/gitlab-runner` symlink from package
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
GitLab supports a [queue selector](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/operations/extra_sidekiq_processes.html#queue-selector) to run only a subset of background jobs for a given process. When it was introduced, this option had an 'experimental' prefix (`experimental_queue_selector` in Omnibus, `experimentalQueueSelector` in Helm charts).
As announced in the [13.6 release post](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/11/22/gitlab-13-6-released/#sidekiq-cluster-queue-selector-configuration-option-has-been-renamed), the 'experimental' prefix is no longer supported. Instead, `queue_selector` for Omnibus and `queueSelector` in Helm charts should be used.
In GitLab Runner 13.3, a symlink was added from `/user/lib/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner` to `/usr/bin/gitlab-runner`. In 14.0, the symlink has been removed and the runner is now installed in `/usr/bin/gitlab-runner`. Refer to [issue #26651](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26651) for details.
### Ubuntu 16.04 support
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
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Ubuntu 16.04 [reached end-of-life in April 2021](https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle), and no longer receives maintenance updates. We strongly recommend users to upgrade to a newer release, such as 20.04.
GitLab 13.12 will be the last release with Ubuntu 16.04 support.
To create a consistent experience for users based on their preferences, support for toggling whitespace changes via URL parameter has been removed in GitLab 14.0.
### Unicorn removed in favor of Puma for GitLab self-managed
### `CI_PROJECT_CONFIG_PATH` variable
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
[Support for Unicorn](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/6078) has been removed in GitLab 14.0 in favor of Puma. [Puma has a multi-threaded architecture](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/operations/puma.html) which uses less memory than a multi-process application server like Unicorn. On GitLab.com, we saw a 40% reduction in memory consumption by using Puma.
The `CI_PROJECT_CONFIG_PATH`[predefined project variable](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/variables/predefined_variables.html)
has been removed in favor of `CI_CONFIG_PATH`, which is functionally the same.
If you are using `CI_PROJECT_CONFIG_PATH` in your pipeline configurations,
please update them to use `CI_CONFIG_PATH` instead.
### Update Auto Deploy template version
### `FF_RESET_HELPER_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT` feature flag
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
In GitLab 14.0, we will update the [Auto Deploy](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/stages.html#auto-deploy) CI template to the latest version. This includes new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements with a dependency on the v2 [auto-deploy-image](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cluster-integration/auto-deploy-image). Auto Deploy CI template v1 will is deprecated going forward.
Since the v1 and v2 versions are not backward-compatible, your project might encounter an unexpected failure if you already have a deployed application. Follow the [upgrade guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/upgrading_auto_deploy_dependencies.html#upgrade-guide) to upgrade your environments. You can also start using the latest template today by following the [early adoption guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/autodevops/upgrading_auto_deploy_dependencies.html#early-adopters).
In 14.0, we have deactivated the `FF_RESET_HELPER_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT` feature flag. Refer to issue [#26679](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26679) for details.
### Update CI/CD templates to stop using hardcoded `master`
### `FF_SHELL_EXECUTOR_USE_LEGACY_PROCESS_KILL` feature flag
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
Our CI/CD templates have been updated to no longer use hard-coded references to a `master` branch. In 14.0, they all use a variable that points to your project's configured default branch instead. If your CI/CD pipeline relies on our built-in templates, verify that this change works with your current configuration. For example, if you have a `master` branch and a different default branch, the updates to the templates may cause changes to your pipeline behavior. For more information, [read the issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/324131).
In [GitLab Runner 13.1](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/shell.html#gitlab-131-and-later), [issue #3376](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/3376), we introduced `sigterm` and then `sigkill` to a process in the Shell executor. We also introduced a new feature flag, `FF_SHELL_EXECUTOR_USE_LEGACY_PROCESS_KILL`, so you can use the previous process termination sequence. In GitLab Runner 14.0, [issue #6413](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/6413), the feature flag has been removed.
### `FF_USE_GO_CLOUD_WITH_CACHE_ARCHIVER` feature flag
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
The WIP (work in progress) status for merge requests signaled to reviewers that the merge request in question wasn't ready to merge. We've renamed the WIP feature to **Draft**, a more inclusive and self-explanatory term. **Draft** clearly communicates the merge request in question isn't ready for review, and makes no assumptions about the progress being made toward it. **Draft** also reduces the cognitive load for new users, non-English speakers, and anyone unfamiliar with the WIP acronym.
GitLab Runner 14.0 removes the `FF_USE_GO_CLOUD_WITH_CACHE_ARCHIVER` feature flag. Refer to [issue #27175](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27175) for details.
### Web Application Firewall (WAF)
### `secret_detection_default_branch` job
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
The Web Application Firewall (WAF) was deprecated in GitLab 13.6 and is removed from GitLab 14.0. The WAF had limitations inherent in the architectural design that made it difficult to meet the requirements traditionally expected of a WAF. By removing the WAF, GitLab is able to focus on improving other areas in the product where more value can be provided to users. Users who currently rely on the WAF can continue to use the free and open source [ModSecurity](https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity) project, which is independent from GitLab. Additional details are available in the [deprecation issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/271276).
To ensure Secret Detection was scanning both default branches and feature branches, we introduced two separate secret detection CI jobs (`secret_detection_default_branch` and `secret_detection`) in our managed [`Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml) template. These two CI jobs created confusion and complexity in the CI rules logic. This deprecation moves the `rule` logic into the `script` section, which then determines how the `secret_detection` job is run (historic, on a branch, commits, etc).
If you override or maintain custom versions of `SAST.gitlab-ci.yml` or `Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml`, you must update your CI templates. We strongly encourage [inheriting and overriding our managed CI templates](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/secret_detection/#custom-settings-example) to future-proof your CI templates. GitLab 14.0 no longer supports the old `secret_detection_default_branch` job.
### `CI_PROJECT_CONFIG_PATH` variable has been removed
### `trace` parameter in `jobs` API
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Before updating GitLab, review the details carefully to determine if you need to make any
changes to your code, settings, or workflow.
The `CI_PROJECT_CONFIG_PATH`[predefined project variable](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/variables/predefined_variables.html)
has been removed in favor of `CI_CONFIG_PATH`, which is functionally the same.
If you are using `CI_PROJECT_CONFIG_PATH` in your pipeline configurations,
please update them to use `CI_CONFIG_PATH` instead.
GitLab Runner was updated in GitLab 13.4 to internally stop passing the `trace` parameter to the `/api/jobs/:id` endpoint. GitLab 14.0 deprecates the `trace` parameter entirely for all other requests of this endpoint. Make sure your [GitLab Runner version matches your GitLab version](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/#gitlab-runner-versions) to ensure consistent behavior.
