The only real reason Gitlab CE or EE has an upgrade path is because of the database migrations. A gitlab runner doesn’t have this. It relies only really on the config.toml file.
The only potential issue I can see is if old config files have some kind of deprecated entries, but the file seems to b… Answer from iwalker on forum.gitlab.com
GitLab
forum.gitlab.com › how to use gitlab › upgrade
Upgrade path for runner - Upgrade - GitLab Forum
July 8, 2022 - Although the documentation says (from Upgrading GitLab | GitLab) "it is very important to upgrade GitLab Runner to match the GitLab minor version that was upgraded to. ", our setup has worked fine with runners not being …
Gitlab
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Upgrade Path
Upgrade Path · Select Versions · Current · Current · Target · Target · Edition · EnterpriseCommunity · Distro (Supported OS) UbuntuAlma LinuxDocker · Auto Install · Zero downtime · N-1 · Go! This assumes a default conservative approach.
How to upgrade to a new installed gitlab runner version? - Stack Overflow
I try to update my single gitlab runner from 11.0 to 11.3.1 and followed the instruction on the gitlab doc. sudo apt-get install gitlab-runner will confirm that I have the new version installed: More on stackoverflow.com
Upgrade Path
I’m needing to upgrade gitlab from 15.4.2-ee to version 16 to get a runner set up. Looking at documentation it looks like I need to jump to 15.4.6 and then to 15.11.3 or .6 and then to 16.0.0 and finally get the patch to 16.0.1. Is that all necessary? Can I go from 15.4.6 to 16.0.1? Share ... Upgrade path... More on reddit.com
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May 26, 2023GitLab Upgrade Path Resources - Upgrade - GitLab Forum
Upgrade Path Current upgrade path in the documentation Optional: If you are upgrading from an older major version not listed in the docs: Select the upper right corner version field, and chose older versions to get access to earlier versions in the upgrade path. More on forum.gitlab.com
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March 26, 2024How do you keep your Gitlab runners up to date?
We opted for using their RPM repo with auto update enabled, but for different times. So that if something is wrong in the update it won't touch all of them at once More on reddit.com
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Install and Register GitLab Runner for CI/CD Pipelines - YouTube
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How to Upgrade GitLab CE and EE (Omnibus) on Ubuntu - YouTube
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GitLab
forum.gitlab.com › how to use gitlab › upgrade
GitLab runner upgrade - Upgrade - GitLab Forum
January 22, 2026 - Hi Team, Current GitLab version: 18.1.3 ; OS: Rocky Linux 9.5 Current GitLab-Runner version: 18.1.3 ; OS: Ubuntu 20.04 Please note GitLab server and GitLab-Runner is on different servers. I wanted to upgrade my production GitLab server from 18.1.3 to 18.7.1. I assume that the upgrade path would be 18.1.3 > 18.2.8 > 18.5.5 > 18.7.1. In that case, how should I upgrade the GitLab runner?
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › upgrade gitlab
Upgrade GitLab | GitLab Docs
Upgrade a GitLab instance to a later version.
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › upgrade gitlab › before you upgrade › upgrade paths
Plan your upgrade path | GitLab Docs
Upgrade paths include required upgrade stops, which are versions of GitLab that you must upgrade to before upgrading to later versions.
Reddit
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r/gitlab on Reddit: Upgrade Path
May 26, 2023 - I’m needing to upgrade gitlab from 15.4.2-ee to version 16 to get a runner set up. Looking at documentation it looks like I need to jump to 15.4.6 and then to 15.11.3 or .6 and then to 16.0.0 and finally get the patch to 16.0.1. Is that all necessary? Can I go from 15.4.6 to 16.0.1? Share ... Upgrade path: https://gitlab-com.gitlab.io/support/toolbox/upgrade-path/?current=15.4.2&target=16.0.1
GitLab
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GitLab Upgrade Path Resources - Upgrade - GitLab Forum
March 26, 2024 - Upgrade Path Current upgrade path in the documentation Optional: If you are upgrading from an older major version not listed in the docs: Select the upper right corner version field, and chose older versions to get access to earlier versions in the upgrade path.
Wikimedia
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GitLab/Upgrade - Wikitech-static
May 11, 2023 - Runners should use the same minor version as the GitLab server and should be updated as soon as the GitLab server has been upgraded.
GitHub
github.com › diffblue › gitlab › blob › master › doc › update › index.md
gitlab/doc/update/index.md at master · diffblue/gitlab
If your GitLab instance has any runners associated with it, it is very important to upgrade them to match the current GitLab version. This ensures compatibility with GitLab versions. Upgrading across multiple GitLab versions in one go is only possible by accepting downtime. If you don't want any downtime, read how to upgrade with zero downtime. For a dynamic view of examples of supported upgrade paths, try the Upgrade Path tool maintained by the GitLab Support team.
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GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › upgrade gitlab › upgrade a gitlab instance › upgrade linux package
Upgrade Linux package instances | GitLab Docs
By default, Linux distribution package managers install the latest available version of a package. You can’t upgrade directly to the latest major version of GitLab if your upgrade path requires multiple stops.
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › upgrade gitlab › upgrade a gitlab instance
Upgrade a GitLab instance | GitLab Docs
Upgrade a single-node GitLab instance to take advantage of new features and bug fixes. You can also upgrade multi-node GitLab instances with or without downtime
University of Toronto
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Index · Update · Help · GitLab
Follow the upgrade steps based on your installation method. If your GitLab instance has any runners associated with it, upgrade them to match the current GitLab version.
DEV Community
dev.to › marocz › my-journey-upgrading-gitlab-and-gitlab-runner-on-aws-ec2-4anf
My Journey Upgrading GitLab and GitLab Runner on AWS EC2 - DEV Community
October 8, 2023 - curl -L https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-runner/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash ... My adventure upgrading GitLab and GitLab Runner on AWS EC2 was both challenging and rewarding.
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › install gitlab runner › linux
Install GitLab Runner using the official GitLab repositories | GitLab Docs
GitLab provides packages for the following supported versions of Linux distributions. New runner deb or rpm packages for new OS distribution releases are added automatically when supported by our package hosting system.
GitHub
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upgrade-gitlab-runner.sh · GitHub
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GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › administer › administer gitlab runner
GitLab Runner | GitLab Docs
GitLab Runner connects to your GitLab instance and waits for CI/CD jobs. When a pipeline runs, GitLab sends jobs to available runners.
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › upgrade gitlab › before you upgrade
Before you upgrade | GitLab Docs
Unpause your runners. Unblock new jobs from starting by reverting the previous /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb change. If you are working with Support to review your upgrade plan, document and share it with the answers to the following questions:
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › upgrade gitlab › before you upgrade › gitlab upgrade notes › gitlab 17 upgrade notes
GitLab 17 upgrade notes | GitLab Docs
When upgrading from GitLab 17.5 to 17.8, background migration fails with insert or update on the group_type_ci_runner_machines table. In the UI, the migration path BackfillCiRunnerMachinesPartitionedTable: ci_runner_machines shows progress 0.00% and status failed.
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › install › install gitlab runner
Install GitLab Runner | GitLab Docs
GitLab Runner runs the CI/CD jobs defined in GitLab.