> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/2112) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 9.4.
> - [Environment scoping for CI/CD variables was moved to all tiers](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/30779) in GitLab 12.2.
> - [Environment scoping for Group CI/CD variables](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/2874) added to GitLab Premium in 13.11.
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/2112) in GitLab Premium 9.4.
> - Environment scoping for CI/CD variables was [moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/30779) from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 12.2.
> - Environment scoping for Group CI/CD variables [added](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/2874) to GitLab Premium in 13.11.
You can limit the environment scope of a CI/CD variable by
defining which environments it can be available for.
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### Rename an environment
> Renaming environments through the UI [was removed in GitLab 14.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/68550). Renaming environments through the API was deprected and [will be removed in GitLab 15.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/338897).
> Renaming environments through the UI was [removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/68550) in GitLab 14.3. Renaming environments through the API was deprected and [will be removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/338897) in GitLab 15.0.
Renaming an environment through the UI is not possible.
Instead, you need to delete the old environment and create a new one:
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/6303) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 11.3.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/6303) in GitLab 11.3.
[Environments](../environments/index.md) can be used for different reasons:
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/215888) in GitLab 14.0. [Deployed behind the `group_level_protected_environments` flag](../../administration/feature_flags.md), disabled by default.
> - [Feature flag `group_level_protected_environments`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331085) removed in GitLab 14.3.
> - [Generally available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331085) in GitLab 14.3.
> - [Generally Available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331085) on GitLab and on GitLab.com in 14.3.
Typically, large enterprise organizations have an explicit permission boundary
between [developers and operators](https://about.gitlab.com/topics/devops/).