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# What's new **(FREE)**
-With each monthly release, GitLab includes some of the highlights from the last 10
-GitLab versions in the **What's new** feature. To access it:
+You can view some of the highlights from the last 10
+GitLab versions in the **What's new** feature. It lists new features available in different
+[GitLab tiers](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/).
-1. In the top navigation bar, select the **{question}** icon.
-1. Select **What's new** from the menu.
-
-The **What's new** describes new features available in multiple
-[GitLab tiers](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/). While all users can see the
-feature list, the feature list is tailored to your subscription type:
+All users can see the feature list, but the entries might differ depending on the subscription type:
-- Features only available to self-managed installations are not shown on GitLab.com.
- Features only available on GitLab.com are not shown to self-managed installations.
+- Features only available to self-managed installations are not shown on GitLab.com.
-## Self-managed installations
+ NOTE:
+ For self-managed installations, the updated **What's new** is included
+ in the first patch release after a new version, such as `13.10.1`.
-Due to our release post process, the content for **What's new** is not finalized
-when a new version (`.0` release) is cut. The updated **What's new** is included
-in the first patch release, such as `13.10.1`.
+## Access What's new
+
+To access the **What's new** feature:
+
+1. On the top bar, select the **{question}** icon.
+1. Select **What's new** from the menu.
-## Configure What's new variant
+## Configure What's new
-You can configure the What's new variant:
+You can configure **What's new** to display features based on the tier,
+or you can hide it. To configure it:
-1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**.
-1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**, then expand **What's new**.
-1. Choose one of the following options:
+1. On the top bar, select **Main menu > Admin**.
+1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**.
+1. Expand **What's new**, and choose one of the following options:
| Option | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |
- | Enable What's new: All tiers | What's new presents new features from all tiers to help you keep track of all new features. |
- | Enable What's new: Current tier only | What's new presents new features for your current subscription tier, while hiding new features not available to your subscription tier. |
- | Disable What's new | What's new is disabled and can no longer be viewed. |
+ | Enable What's new: All tiers | Presents new features from all tiers. |
+ | Enable What's new: Current tier only | Presents new features for your current subscription tier, and hides new features outside of your tier. |
+ | Disable What's new | Disables this feature, so it no longer displays under the **{question}** icon. |
-1. Save your changes.
+1. Select **Save changes**.