GitLab Runner - v16.6.0

(2023-11-16)

New features

• feat: allow specifying image platform to pull images !3916 (Muhammed Ali @ar-mali)
• docker executor: Add configuration to include docker's --group-add !4459 (Ben Brown @benjamb)
• Add custom entrypoint for the build container for Kubernetes executor !4394 (Baptiste Lalanne @BaptisteLalanne)
• Prevent logging every connection to the instance when using an autoscaler !4332 (Mattias Michaux @mollux)
• Add SizeLimit option to emptyDir volumes for Kubernetes executor !4410
• Enable git transfer.bundleURI by default !4418

Security fixes

• Update various images to use latest docker-machine version !4454
• Update some dependencies to resolve vulnerabilities !4453

Bug fixes

• Implement graceful build container shutdown for docker executor !4446
• Add a better handling of signal on both Helper and Build container for k8s executor in attach mode !4443
• Add a mutex to sync access to sentryLogHook !4450 (Matthew Bradburn @mbradburn-ext)
• Use lchmod for zip extract !4437 (Matthew Bradburn @mbradburn-ext)
• Don't use docker links for user-defined networks !4092
• Fix compilation of kubernetes integration tests !4455
• Sanitize image entrypoint to remove empty string !4452
• Manually refresh JobVariables prior to ConfigExec !4379 (Paul Bryant @paulbry)
• Fix file secrets in debug terminal !4423 (Matthew Bradburn @mbradburn-ext)
• Fix labeling of the gitlab_runner_failed_jobs_total metric !4433
• Fix azure key vault JWT convert bug !4396 (Zehua Zhang @zhzhang93)

Maintenance

• Doc | Fix typo: rename key_pathname to key_path !4476
• Add a link to runner tutorial !4467
• docs: Use "prerequisites," plural (Runner) !4473
• Clarify powershell defaults !4470 (Matthew Bradburn @mbradburn-ext)
• Change docker and instance executor from experiment to beta !4463
• Skip instance executor tests for cmd !4462
• Removed deprecated link !4461
• Use latest Technical Writing images !4449
• Misc test fixes !4460
• Add link to forceful shutdown definition !4445
• Add basic Azure instance/docker autoscaler examples !4451
• Update versions in documentation !4457
• Update runner_autoscale_aws documentation with required iam:PassRole !4286 (Sjoerd Smink @sjoerdsmink)
• Add Docker Autoscaler and Instance executor integration tests !4402
• Refactor the retry interface to be generic !4422
• Update CI_IMAGE to include Debian image flavor !4447
• Fix sync_docker_images test not building !4448
• Change instance, docker autoscaler and AWS plugin to BETA !4432
• Update gocloud.dev to v0.34.0 !4430
• Doc | Add sample command for creating docker machines for troubleshooting !4444
• Update imagePullSecrets documentation !4440
• Add upgrade troubleshooting info to Runner docs !3968
• Update information regarding new runner creation workflow !4436
• Merge "Example" page into register runners page !4413
• Add tip about No URL provided !4435 (Matthew Bradburn @mbradburn-ext)
• Set test build timeout to the DefaultTimeout value !4439
• Add a support policy page for GitLab Runner support policies !4434
• Reduce timeout for package-deb/rpm jobs to 30 minutes !4431
• Fix usage of 'build' !4429
• Fix formatting in Docker Autoscaler executor page !4428
• Clarify how FF_USE_POD_ACTIVE_DEADLINE_SECONDS works !4424 (Ben Bodenmiller @bbodenmiller)
• Update runner version reference !4426