- title: "Deprecation and planned removal for `CI_PRE_CLONE_SCRIPT` variable on GitLab SaaS"  # (required) Clearly explain the change, or planned change. For example, "The `confidential` field for a `Note` is deprecated" or "CI/CD job names will be limited to 250 characters."
  announcement_milestone: "15.9"  # (required) The milestone when this feature was first announced as deprecated.
  removal_milestone: "16.0"  # (required) The milestone when this feature is planned to be removed
  breaking_change: true  # (required) Change to false if this is not a breaking change.
  reporter: DarrenEastman  # (required) GitLab username of the person reporting the change
  stage: Verify  # (required) String value of the stage that the feature was created in. e.g., Growth
  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/391896  # (required) Link to the deprecation issue in GitLab
  body: |  # (required) Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
    The [`CI_PRE_CLONE_SCRIPT` variable](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/saas/linux_saas_runner.html#pre-clone-script) supported by GitLab SaaS Runners is deprecated as of GitLab 15.9 and will be removed in 16.0. The `CI_PRE_CLONE_SCRIPT` variable enables you to run commands in your CI/CD job prior to the runner executing Git init and get fetch. For more information about how this feature works, see [Pre-clone script](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/saas/linux_saas_runner.html#pre-clone-script). As an alternative, you can use the [`pre_get_sources_script`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#hookspre_get_sources_script).
  #
  # OPTIONAL END OF SUPPORT FIELDS
  #
  # If an End of Support period applies, the announcement should be shared with GitLab Support
  # in the `#spt_managers` channel in Slack, and mention `@gitlab-com/support` in this MR.
  #
  end_of_support_milestone:  # (optional) Use "XX.YY" format. The milestone when support for this feature will end.
  #
  # OTHER OPTIONAL FIELDS
  #
  tiers: Free, Premium, Ultimate  # (optional - may be required in the future) An array of tiers that the feature is available in currently.  e.g., [Free, Silver, Gold, Core, Premium, Ultimate]
  documentation_url: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/saas/linux_saas_runner.html#pre-clone-script  # (optional) This is a link to the current documentation page
  image_url:  # (optional) This is a link to a thumbnail image depicting the feature
  video_url:  # (optional) Use the youtube thumbnail URL with the structure of https://img.youtube.com/vi/UNIQUEID/hqdefault.jpg