diff --git a/www/gitlab-ce/files/patch-config_application.rb b/www/gitlab-ce/files/patch-config_application.rb
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+++ b/www/gitlab-ce/files/patch-config_application.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+--- config/application.rb.orig	2022-08-18 20:56:35 UTC
++++ config/application.rb
+@@ -532,6 +532,25 @@ module Gitlab
+ 
+     # DO NOT PLACE ANY INITIALIZERS AFTER THIS.
+     config.after_initialize do
++      # for Rails v6.1.6.1, brought from
++      # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/e8bf6ca8f8ce38618b8e919a37b56cebc1e28773/config/application.rb
++      config.active_record.yaml_column_permitted_classes = [
++        Symbol, Date, Time,
++        BigDecimal, # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/368846
++        Gitlab::Diff::Position,
++        # Used in:
++        # app/models/concerns/diff_positionable_note.rb
++        # app/models/legacy_diff_note.rb:  serialize :st_diff
++        ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess,
++        # Used in ee/lib/ee/api/helpers.rb: send_git_archive
++        DeployToken,
++        ActiveModel::Attribute.const_get(:FromDatabase, false), # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/368072
++        # Used in app/services/web_hooks/log_execution_service.rb: log_execution
++        ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone,
++        ActiveSupport::TimeZone,
++        Gitlab::Color # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/368844
++      ]
++
+       # on_master_start yields immediately in unclustered environments and runs
+       # when the primary process is done initializing otherwise.
+       Gitlab::Cluster::LifecycleEvents.on_master_start do