2026-03-12: CNG builds failing on cfssl-self-sign
# CNG builds failing on cfssl-self-sign (Severity 3)
The last few builds for CNG have failed on the cfssl-self-sign image. Example: [https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/charts/components/images/-/jobs/34902053](https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/charts/components/images/-/jobs/34902053 "https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/charts/components/images/-/jobs/34902053")
Error: MANIFEST_INVALID: manifest invalid; http: request body too large
Solution: The fix was to set `FORCE_IMAGE_BUILDS=true` in CI variables. As the pipeline was an `autodeploy` pipeline on it's own branch, the [default branch](https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/charts/components/images/-/blob/master/build-scripts/build.sh#L52 "default branch") `FORCE_IMAGE_BUILDS=true` did not apply.
_This ticket was created to track_ [_INC-8389_](https://app.incident.io/gitlab/incidents/8389)_, by_ [_incident.io_](https://app.incident.io) 🔥
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