breaking_change:true# (required) If this deprecation is a breaking change, set this value to true
reporter:DarrenEastman # (required) GitLab username of the person reporting the deprecation
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/385235# (required) Link to the deprecation issue in GitLab
body:| # (required) Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
The [`gitlab-runner exec`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/commands/#gitlab-runner-exec) command is deprecated and will be fully removed from GitLab Runner in 16.0. The `gitlab-runner exec` feature was initially developed to provide the ability to validate a GitLab CI pipeline on a local system without needing to commit the updates to a GitLab instance. However, with the continued evolution of GitLab CI, replicating all GitLab CI features into `gitlab-runner exec` was no longer viable. Pipeline syntax and validation [simulation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/pipeline_editor/#simulate-a-cicd-pipeline) are available in the GitLab pipeline editor.
tiers:# (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/runner/commands/#gitlab-runner-exec# (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