---
title: "GitLab Patch Release: 18.8.11"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-patch-release-18-8-11-0mrxvn2l6
source_url: https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-11-released
type: article
source: "GitLab"
published: 2026-07-01T15:29:10.009Z
updated: 2026-07-01T15:29:27.554Z
tags: ["rails", "gitlab"]
reading_time: 1
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# GitLab Patch Release: 18.8.11

**[GitLab](https://daily.dev/sources/gitlab)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

GitLab 18.8.11 patch release for Community and Enterprise Editions addresses a regression introduced by the Rails 7.2 upgrade that causes database connections to not be returned to the pool when database load balancing is enabled. This out-of-band patch ensures stability for customers upgrading to the required GitLab 18.8 stop. No security fixes or new migrations are included, and zero-downtime upgrades are supported for multi-node deployments.

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