[nmaas 1.6.2](https://gitlab.software.geant.org/nmaas/nmaas-platform/-/releases/v1.6.2) is a minor update containing foremost a fix related to the password meter in a couple of views and the ability to use an external GitLab instance with nmaas.
- Fixed issue with displaying user details view. Fix was applied to password handling component affecting few views.
- Support for external GitLab instances. Allow connecting to external GitLab instances running outside of the local cluster.
- Enhanced application specification export option. Application spec export JSON files now contain more relevant data.
- New API endpoint for application details.
- Access methods can now specify custom username.
## Helm chart changes
Rework how the GitLab URL is passed to the Janitor and Platform.
The Platform and the Janitor now share a single variable in the Helm values file `global.gitlabApiUrl` for the GitLab URL. The handling of the GitLab API secret has been reworked too. The Secret resource has been renamed from `nmaas-gitlab-janitor-token` to `nmaas-gitlab-api-token` and its configuration has been moved to `global.gitlabApiToken`. Current deployments can choose to manually specify `global.gitlabApiToken.secret.name` to the old value of `nmaas-gitlab-janitor-token` in order not to create a new secret.