# GitLab Runner v18.11.2

- Product: GitLab Runner (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/gitlab-runner)
- Vendor: GitLab
- Date: 2026-05-02
- Version: v18.11.2
- Original notes: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/tags/v18.11.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/gitlab-runner/releases/v18.11.2

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Version v18.11.2

- **fixed** — Add HEAD method support to S3v2 presign URL
- **fixed** — Fix S3 cache broken on third-party providers by SDK checksum defaults

###### Bug fixes

- Add HEAD method support to S3v2 presign URL [!6682](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/merge_requests/6682) (Sepehr Heydari @sepehrheydari72)
- Fix S3 cache broken on third-party providers by SDK checksum defaults [!6691](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/merge_requests/6691)