Use stable core versions
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<p>Following <a href="https://drupal.slack.com/archives/CGKLP028K/p1728321298727319?thread_ts=1728320597.728499&cid=CGKLP028K">this thread on Slack</a> we can investigate using stable core releases where possible, to mitigate against core problems affecting contrib pipelines. </p>
<p>An example was <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3479160" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#3479160: 11.0.x yarn dependencies have mushroomed</a></span> which would have caused all contrib testing to fail, had gitlab_templates been using the 11.x branch at that time.</p>
<p>When D10 was 'current':<br>
<img src="https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2024-10-08/core%20version%20variables%20D10%20currrent.png" width="590" alt="D10 versions"><br>
<a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/gitlab_templates/-/jobs/2973468">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/gitlab_templates/-/jobs/2973468</a></p>
<p>With D11 as the 'current' version:<br>
<img src="https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2024-10-08/core%20version%20variables%20D11%20current.png" width="590" alt="D11 current"><br>
<a href="https://git.drupalcode.org/project/gitlab_templates/-/jobs/2985103">https://git.drupalcode.org/project/gitlab_templates/-/jobs/2985103</a></p>
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