Artifact Central: GA (.com, SM and Dedicated Commercial) — January 2027
This epic tracks what Artifact Central needs for GA on .com, Self-Managed and Dedicated.
- **Scope:** [ga-scope.md](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/package-stage/unified-artifact-management/-/blob/main/ga-scope.md)
- **Dates:** [spine.md](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/package-stage/unified-artifact-management/-/blob/main/spine.md)
If this epic and those docs disagree, the docs win.
## When does it ship?
| Milestone | Deployment | Release | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closed Beta | .com | 19.4 | Sep 15, 2026 | ✅ Firm |
| Public Beta | .com | — | Oct 6, 2026 | ✅ Firm |
| Closed Beta | Self-Managed (CNG) | 19.5 | Oct 15, 2026 | ✅ Firm |
| **GA** | **.com, Self-Managed and Dedicated** | **19.8** | **January 2027** | ✅ Firm |
- **Monetization:** starts at GA.
- **Go/no-go gates:** Gate 2 (.com and SM) and Gate 3 (Dedicated) don't have dates yet.
## What's in GA?
- **P0:** we don't ship GA without it.
- **P1:** a fast follow after GA.
- **P2:** stretch. First to slip.
### P0
| Capability | Owner | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| `CI_JOB_TOKEN` for `image:` pulls | Runner | [#630573](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630573) |
| Role management UI | AC | [&24025](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/24025) |
| Soft delete, trash, restore and purge | AC | [#630799](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630799) |
| Bulk delete and listing filters (API and UI) | AC | [#630575](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630575) |
| Garbage collection | AC | [#630576](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630576) |
| Egress metering | AC | [#605898](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605898) |
| Self-Managed OAK deployment | AC, with ALM | [#630564](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630564) |
| Dedicated deployment | AC | [#605684](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605684) |
| Usage-based billing | Fulfillment | [&22252](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/22252) |
| Purchase and provisioning | Fulfillment | [#591904](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/591904) |
| SM annual true-up | Fulfillment | [#605783](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605783) |
### P1
| Capability | Owner | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle policies | AC | [#605721](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605721) |
| Convert a remote repository to hosted | AC | [#630577](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630577) |
| Generic format | AC | [#627200](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/627200) |
| PyPI format | AC | [#605564](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605564) |
| NuGet format | AC | [#605572](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605572) |
| Debian format | AC | [#605698](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605698) |
| RPM format | AC | [#605699](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605699) |
| Go format | AC | [#605700](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605700) |
| Repository and artifact protection | AC | [#605685](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605685) |
| Anonymous / public pull | AC | [#605689](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605689) |
| Internal visibility | AC | [#630572](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630572) |
| Cloud-provider upstreams (ECR, GCR, ACR) | AC | [#605687](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605687) |
| Higher virtual registry limits | AC | [#605690](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605690) |
| Allow/deny lists for upstreams | AC | [#605691](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605691) |
| Free trial | AC and Fulfillment | [#605694](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605694) |
| Orbit knowledge graph | AC | [#605695](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605695) |
| Audit logging | AC | [#605696](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605696) |
| Usage view in AC | AC | [#605899](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605899) |
| Download count and 30-day trend | AC | [#608036](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/608036) |
| Dependency firewall integration | AC | [#605722](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605722) |
| Security scanning integration | AC | [#629881](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/629881) |
| Per-user rate limits | AC | [#605697](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605697) |
### P2
| Capability | Owner | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from JFrog (bulk import) | AC | [#605680](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605680) |
| Migration from Sonatype Nexus (bulk import) | AC | [#605681](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605681) |
| Migration from GitLab project registries | AC | [#605682](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605682) |
| Custom properties | AC | [#605686](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605686) |
| Organization dashboard | AC | [#605701](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605701) |
| AI agent (Duo Agent Platform) | AC | [#605702](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605702), triage [#631796](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/631796) |
**Not yet prioritized:** SM instance admin and auditor access. The Authentication team owns it ([#605591](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/605591)).
## How will customers migrate?
Slowly, through remote repositories. A customer adds their old registry as a remote behind a virtual repository. Artifacts come across when a client pulls them. When they're done, they convert the remote to hosted ([#630577](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630577)) and turn the old registry off. Conversion is a P1 fast follow.
Bulk import tools are P2.
## Who else do we depend on?
These teams own work that AC needs for GA. Their issues aren't children of this epic.
- **Fulfillment:** billing, provisioning and the SM true-up. The true-up needs SM call-home telemetry, which isn't built yet.
- **Runner:** `CI_JOB_TOKEN` for `image:` pulls ([#630573](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630573)).
- **Organizations:** Organization support on SM and Dedicated ([&22427](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/22427)).
- **Security:** the dependency firewall engine and scanners ([&22126](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/22126)).
- **Application Lifecycle Management:** defines and reviews the OAK pattern ([#630564](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/630564)).
## What isn't in GA?
OPA, artifact signing, attestations, workspaces, quarantine, storage tiering, advanced webhooks, cost forecasting and predictive AI. See the "Awaiting customer demand" and "Not planned" sections of ga-scope.md.
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