What are the main changes to packages.gitlab.com?

URL paths add distro codenames (e.g., /ubuntu/jammy/), GPG key moves to /gpgkey/gpg.key, firewall needs GCP storage.googleapis.com/packages-ops, and RPM noarch shifts to x86_64.

When will old packages.gitlab.com URLs stop working?

Rewrite rules drop end of September 2026; PackageCloud UI shuts March 31, 2026.

How do I update my GitLab package repository ?

Re-run the official install script: curl https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ee/script.deb.sh | sudo bash (swap for RPM or repo name).

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GitLab's packages.gitlab.com Overhaul: The URL Rewrite That Could Trip Up Your Deployments

Your GitLab package scripts worked fine yesterday. Today? 404 errors loom as packages.gitlab.com migrates to a GCP-powered backend. DevOps teams, time to audit those configs.

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GitLab packages.gitlab.com URL structure before and after migration diagram

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Update configs by re-running install scripts to add distro codenames in URLs and fix GPG/firewall paths. 𝕏
Backwards compatibility lasts till Sept 2026, but act now to avoid CI/CD breaks. 𝕏
Shift to GCP-backed standard formats boosts scalability—echoes Debian's old standardization win. 𝕏

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