# GitLab: 403 errors impacting CI/CD pipelines

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-02-25 19:36 UTC · Resolved: 2026-02-25 21:14 UTC · Duration: 1.6 h
- Updates: 3 · Affected components: CI/CD, Git Operations
- [Vendor status page: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/699f4f4156026705c97fd267](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/699f4f4156026705c97fd267)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **monitoring** 2026-02-25 19:36 UTC: We observed increased 403 errors on Git HTTPS requests affecting some CI/CD pipelines on GitLab.com. The underlying issue has been corrected and we are monitoring to ensure stability. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work\_items/21389
- **monitoring** 2026-02-25 19:54 UTC: We observed increased 403 and 429 errors on Git HTTPS requests affecting some CI/CD pipelines on GitLab.com. We have adjusted our protection rules to alleviate these errors and are monitoring to ensure stability. Details: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work\_items/21389
- **resolved** 2026-02-25 21:14 UTC: We have not seen any further reports of 403 or 429 errors on Git HTTPS requests, and customers should no longer be experiencing related CI/CD pipeline issues. As the service has remained stable, we will now resolve this incident. Details in: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work\_items/21389

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-02-25 19:36 UTC: [Major incident: 403 errors impacting CI/CD pipelines](https://rewindex.com/change/i36aacc0aab8dd9.md)


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