# GitLab: Issues deleting new MR approval rules

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-07-07 17:47 UTC · Resolved: 2026-07-08 15:59 UTC · Duration: 22 h
- Updates: 9 · Affected components: CI/CD
- [Vendor status page: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/6a4d3bb2768fe205bd42faf8](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/6a4d3bb2768fe205bd42faf8)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **identified** 2026-07-07 17:47 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
- **identified** 2026-07-07 17:48 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
- **identified** 2026-07-07 18:35 UTC: The fix is still in progress, no updates at this time. More: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work\_items/605117
- **identified** 2026-07-07 19:29 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
- **identified** 2026-07-07 20:00 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
- **identified** 2026-07-07 20:42 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
- **identified** 2026-07-07 22:40 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
- **monitoring** 2026-07-07 23:02 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
- **resolved** 2026-07-08 15:59 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


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