During February 2026, François Catteau established pipeline security ownership for secrets management integrations in the gitlabhq/gitlab-runner repository. He consolidated code ownership across Vault/OpenBao, GCP Secret Manager, Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and GitLab Secrets Manager, ensuring the Pipeline Security group maintained oversight of all secrets-related components. By leveraging DevOps practices and Git for code management, François improved accountability and streamlined security governance within CI/CD pipelines. His work focused on integrating security management processes directly into the development workflow, enabling faster and more thorough security reviews. This feature enhanced the overall security posture without introducing new bugs or regressions.