GitLab 19.0 removes several deprecated features. Learn what's changing, which changes affect your deployment, and how to prepare before upgrading.

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GitLab 19.0 (releasing May 21, 2026 for self-managed) includes 15 breaking changes, down from 80 in 17.0. High-impact changes include: replacing NGINX Ingress with Gateway API/Envoy Gateway in the Helm chart, removing bundled PostgreSQL/Redis/MinIO from the Helm chart, dropping OAuth ROPC grant support, and requiring PostgreSQL 17 as the minimum version. Medium-impact changes cover dropping Ubuntu 20.04 and SUSE Linux package support, removing Redis 6 support, updating the Auto DevOps builder image, and removing bundled Mattermost. Lower-impact changes include removing Spamcheck, Slack slash commands, legacy container registry storage drivers, and deprecated GraphQL/REST API attributes. Migration guides and deployment windows for GitLab.com, Self-Managed, and Dedicated are provided for each change.

A guide to the breaking changes in GitLab 19.0