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Hi Team,

We’re reaching out to inform you of a scheduled GitLab upgrade that will take place from June 6 at 8:00 PM EST to June 7 at 1:59 AM EST. During this time, GitLab will be unavailable.

We will be upgrading from version 17.5.5 to 17.8.7. This update includes:

Critical security patches Development and performance improvements New features and bug fixes

These enhancements are expected to significantly improve our development workflows and platform stability.

To help you prepare, please review the detailed release documentation and impact notes available at the following link:

https://confluence.lblw.cloud/spaces/SRE/pages/897525925/v17.5.5+to+17.8.7

We strongly encourage everyone to take a few minutes to review these materials, as they cover important changes that may affect ongoing or future projects.

If you have any questions or concerns after reviewing the documentation, feel free to reach out to the SRE-POD3 team:

📧 Email: SREPOD3PlatformTools@loblaw.ca 💬 Slack: #gitlab-support

Please mark your calendars. While we’ve scheduled this upgrade during off-peak hours to minimize impact, some temporary disruptions are expected.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

Best regards, Visaagan SRE POD3