GitLab 18.7: Dynamic Input Selection for Pipelines

GitLab 18.7, released in December 2025, delivers over 25 improvements including a significant enhancement to CI/CD pipeline configuration through dynamic input selection capabilities. The release continues GitLab's focus on streamlining DevSecOps workflows with more intelligent, context-aware tooling.

Dynamic Input Selection

The headline feature allows developers to set up pipelines with cascading dropdown menus when creating new pipelines through the web interface. When you select an input in one dropdown list, it automatically populates a list of related options in a second dropdown list based on that selection. This dynamic capability enables more intelligent, context-aware input configurations that guide users through the pipeline creation process.

Benefits for Complex Workflows

By ensuring only valid combinations of inputs can be selected, the feature reduces configuration errors and improves the developer experience when working with complex pipelines that have interdependent parameters. This is particularly valuable for organizations managing multiple environments, regions, or deployment targets where the available options for one parameter depend on another.

Additional 18.7 Features

The release also includes improvements to the GitLab Duo Analytics dashboard for better visibility into AI-assisted development metrics, enhanced secret validity checks for detecting exposed credentials, model selection for chat and agents, and Warn Mode for Merge Request Approval Policies. Warn Mode allows teams to gradually introduce new approval policies by alerting developers about policy violations without blocking merges, easing the transition to stricter governance.