Gitlab 18.0 has been released. Since there are breaking changes the update will be postponed to July 2025. For a list of breaking changes see https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2025/04/18/a-guide-to-the-breaking-changes-in-gitlab-18-0/. Please prepare yourself and your projects for this update.
This should be used by every app, so move it here to avoid duplication.
