GitLab releases version 19.0 with enhanced secrets management features

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GitLab 19.0 Extends Intelligent Orchestration to Close the Gap Between Writing Code and Shipping It

May 21, 2026 4:30 PM EDT

GitLab Secrets Manager, now in public beta, scopes credentials to individual jobs and governs access through the same controls used for code. Developer Flow now handles the full merge request lifecycle, from reviewer feedback and conflict resolution to one-click rebase-and-merge. Components Analytics gives platform engineering teams visibility into which CI/CD Catalog components and versions are running across their organization. GitLab Duo Agent Platform Self-Hosted gains four new open source model options for teams using air-gapped and regulated environments. Dependency scanning with a software bill of materials and security configuration profiles gives... More