# GitLab: Major incident: Intermittent errors observed on GitLab Next

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: major (vendor)
- Changed: 2026-05-06 19:01 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-18 05:08 UTC
- [Source: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/69fb90118e58bf058c143589](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/69fb90118e58bf058c143589)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:188/69fb90118e58bf058c143589@c06a095d9a4f
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [Intermittent errors observed on GitLab Next](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/69fb90118e58bf058c143589.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Intermittent errors observed on GitLab Next
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-05-06 19:01 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-05-06 20:46 UTC
```

**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ Canary
```

**7. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-05-06 19:01 UTC

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+ A configuration update may cause some intermittent error messages on GitLab Next (Canary). We have identified the cause and the fix is in progress. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22008
```

**8. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-05-06 19:44 UTC

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+ The fix is still in progress. For now, the workaround is to use GitLab - Current instead of GitLab - Next. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22008
```

**9. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-05-06 20:46 UTC

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+ We've applied our fix and confirmed this is no longer occurring. We will now mark this as resolved. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/22008
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 19:01 UTC | Major incident: Intermittent errors observed on GitLab Next (this change) | major |

All GitLab changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/changes.md)
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