diff --git a/config/templates/package-scripts/preinst.erb b/config/templates/package-scripts/preinst.erb
index 3398051d38592dc433e8a19fbda2b58f17430d3d_Y29uZmlnL3RlbXBsYXRlcy9wYWNrYWdlLXNjcmlwdHMvcHJlaW5zdC5lcmI=..dc3264c9e4934a6027704bf59e4ac70454060d53_Y29uZmlnL3RlbXBsYXRlcy9wYWNrYWdlLXNjcmlwdHMvcHJlaW5zdC5lcmI= 100644
--- a/config/templates/package-scripts/preinst.erb
+++ b/config/templates/package-scripts/preinst.erb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 upgrade_check() {
   # Minimum version from which jumps are permitted to current version.
   # Follows https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/update/index.html#upgrade-paths
-  MIN_VERSION=16.7
+  MIN_VERSION=16.11
 
   if [ -n "${OLD_VERSION_STRING}" ] ; then
     # Checking
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@
   *)
     # This is not an upgrade, nothing to do.
     ;;
-esac
+esac
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diff --git a/files/gitlab-ctl-commands/lib/gitlab_ctl/upgrade_check.rb b/files/gitlab-ctl-commands/lib/gitlab_ctl/upgrade_check.rb
index 3398051d38592dc433e8a19fbda2b58f17430d3d_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWN0bC1jb21tYW5kcy9saWIvZ2l0bGFiX2N0bC91cGdyYWRlX2NoZWNrLnJi..dc3264c9e4934a6027704bf59e4ac70454060d53_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWN0bC1jb21tYW5kcy9saWIvZ2l0bGFiX2N0bC91cGdyYWRlX2NoZWNrLnJi 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-ctl-commands/lib/gitlab_ctl/upgrade_check.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-ctl-commands/lib/gitlab_ctl/upgrade_check.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       end
 
       def min_version
-        ENV['MIN_VERSION'] || '16.7'.freeze
+        ENV['MIN_VERSION'] || '16.11'.freeze
       end
     end
   end
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-end
+end
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