GitLab 18.4 Brings Smarter Automation, Streamlined Security, and AI-Native Development

GitLab 18.4: Advancing AI-Native Development with Smarter Automation and Insight

The latest GitLab 18.4 release represents a major step forward in aligning software development with AI-native methodologies. By enhancing automation, insights, and DevSecOps workflows, GitLab enables teams to build faster, deploy safer, and innovate with fewer manual touchpoints.

Effortless Coding with Code Suggestions Enhancements
The AI-powered code suggestions tool now supports comments and refactors for entire files, increasing developer productivity with fewer interruptions. This facilitates a cleaner, more intuitive development process by offering relevant revisions and structural improvements across complex codebases.

Smarter Pipelines with Merge Request Orchestration
GitLab 18.4 brings refined pipeline controls directly to your merge requests. Developers can now enforce targeted pipeline triggers based on branch types, streamlining workflows and reducing unnecessary CI resource consumption.

Enhanced Visibility with Value Stream Dashboards
Gain deeper insight into your delivery pipeline through integrated value stream dashboards. With custom widgets, views, and metrics, organisations can better monitor team efficiency, identify bottlenecks, and fuel continuous improvement efforts.

Speeding Review Cycles with Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Shift-left security continues to evolve with improved support for WebSocket protocols in DAST. This update allows developers to detect vulnerabilities in rich, real-time applications earlier than ever in the dev lifecycle.

Audit-Ready Insights and Policy Simplification
New enhancements to audit streams and compliance controls help organisations enforce consistent governance while reducing overhead. Policy Management becomes more intuitive with simplified role mapping and compliance integrations.

Available Now with Select Partner Support
GitLab 18.4 is now available for self-managed and SaaS users. Whether you’re looking to streamline your CI/CD processes, tighten security, or implement AI-native development at scale, IDEA GitLab Solutions provides expert consulting and licence services across the UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and globally via remote teams in Israel, South Africa, and Paraguay.

Start transforming your DevSecOps today with IDEA GitLab Solutions, a trusted GitLab Select Partner, ready to support your journey toward intelligent software delivery.

• GitLab 18.4 Released: New Features for Secure, Streamlined Development
• A Comprehensive Guide to GitLab Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
• GitLab Recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for AI Code Assistants
• GitLab and Accenture Announce Global Reseller Partnership
• Revolutionise Development with GitLab Duo Agent’s Issue to MR Flow