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GitLab has shipped monthly releases on the 22nd over 100 consecutive times

Sid Sijbrandij · How To Innovate Faster with Community: Insights From GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij · Dec 28, 2021 · at 25:55

GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij explains the company's release discipline and engineering culture during a Q&A.

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“Yeah, so we had, since the beginning of GitLab, we released a new version on the 22nd of every month, and we've done that for more than a hundred times.”

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GitLab has released a new software version on the 22nd of every month for more than 100 consecutive months since its founding.

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Assessment

GitLab's SEC Form S-1 registration statement filed on September 17, 2021, confirmed that the company had released a new version of its software on the 22nd day of every month for 118 consecutive months as of July 31, 2021. Continued monthly releases on the 22nd through December 22, 2021 (v14.6) brought the streak to 123 consecutive months prior to the December 28, 2021 claim date, verifying the claim of more than 100 consecutive monthly releases on the 22nd.

GitLab Inc. SEC Form S-1 (September 17, 2021) documented 118 consecutive monthly releases on the 22nd of every month as of July 31, 2021.
Official press releases and release documentation confirm subsequent monthly releases on the 22nd through December 22, 2021 (v14.6), reaching 123 consecutive months before the podcast aired.

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