GitLab incident

Issues deleting new MR approval rules

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

GitLab experienced a minor incident on July 7, 2026 affecting CI/CD and GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (Google Compute Engine), lasting 22h 11m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Jul 07, 2026, 05:47 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 08, 2026, 03:59 PM UTC
Duration
22h 11m
Detected by Pingoru
Jul 07, 2026, 05:47 PM UTC

Affected components

CI/CDGitLab agent server for Kubernetes (Google Compute Engine)

Update timeline

  1. identified Jul 07, 2026, 05:47 PM UTC

    We've discovered that attempts to delete newly created MR approval rules may fail in certain cases. The cause has been identified and the fix is in the works. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605117 Back to current status Status History Subscribe to receive status updates by email Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates by webhook Each status update will POST a JSON payload to this URL Email address for managing webhook Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates in Microsoft Teams Enter your Microsoft Teams webhook. View Instructions Email address for managing subscription Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates via RSS RSS Feed Close Follow our status updates on Twitter/X @gitlabstatus Close Subscribe to receive status updates in Slack Slack channel ID Find the channel ID: Select the channel in your Slack workspace. The channel ID is displayed in the browser URL. Example: https://app.slack.com/client/T04SJBK1C/ C03SKGJ1P Email address Close Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates via iCalendar iCalendar Feed Close

  2. identified Jul 07, 2026, 05:47 PM UTC

    We've discovered that attempts to delete newly created MR approval rules may fail in certain cases. The cause has been identified and the fix is in the works. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605117

  3. identified Jul 07, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC

    We've discovered that attempts to delete newly created MR approval rules may fail in certain cases. The cause has been identified and the fix is in the works. More: gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605117

  4. identified Jul 07, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC

    We've discovered that attempts to delete newly created MR approval rules may fail in certain cases. The cause has been identified and the fix is in the works. More: gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605117

  5. identified Jul 07, 2026, 06:35 PM UTC

    The fix is still in progress, no updates at this time. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605117

  6. identified Jul 07, 2026, 06:35 PM UTC

    The fix is still in progress, no updates at this time. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605117

  7. identified Jul 07, 2026, 07:29 PM UTC

    A merge request fix has been created and is currently being worked on. We will update as the situation changes. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  8. identified Jul 07, 2026, 07:29 PM UTC

    A merge request fix has been created and is currently being worked on. We will update as the situation changes. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  9. identified Jul 07, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC

    No updates at this time. A merge request fix has been created and is currently being worked on. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  10. identified Jul 07, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC

    No updates at this time. A merge request fix has been created and is currently being worked on. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  11. identified Jul 07, 2026, 08:42 PM UTC

    No further updates at this time. The merge request is in progress. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  12. identified Jul 07, 2026, 08:42 PM UTC

    No further updates at this time. The merge request is in progress. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  13. identified Jul 07, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC

    The fix will merge as soon as it's pipeline completes. The status will change to monitoring at that time. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  14. identified Jul 07, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC

    The fix will merge as soon as it's pipeline completes. The status will change to monitoring at that time. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  15. monitoring Jul 07, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC

    The fix has been merged and we are now monitoring. If you still experience the issues, please open a ticket with support. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  16. monitoring Jul 07, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC

    The fix has been merged and we are now monitoring. If you still experience the issues, please open a ticket with support. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470

  17. resolved Jul 08, 2026, 03:59 PM UTC

    The fix has been completed in production. This incident is now resolve. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22470