Fix editing project with container images present

app/services/projects/update_service.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Projects
         return error('New visibility level not allowed!')
       end
 
-      if project.has_container_registry_tags?
+      if renaming_project_with_container_registry_tags?
         return error('Cannot rename project because it contains container registry tags!')
       end
 
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ module Projects
       true
     end
 
+    def renaming_project_with_container_registry_tags?
+      new_path = params[:path]
+
+      new_path && new_path != project.path &&
+        project.has_container_registry_tags?
+    end
+
     def changing_default_branch?
       new_branch = params[:default_branch]
 

changelogs/unreleased/fix-gb-project-update-with-registry-images.yml

+---
+title: Fix editing project with container images present
+merge_request: 13028
+author:

spec/services/projects/update_service_spec.rb

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe Projects::UpdateService, '#execute', :services do
     end
   end
 
-  context 'when renaming project that contains container images' do
+  context 'when updating a project that contains container images' do
     before do
       stub_container_registry_config(enabled: true)
       stub_container_registry_tags(repository: /image/, tags: %w[rc1])
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ describe Projects::UpdateService, '#execute', :services do
       expect(result).to include(status: :error)
       expect(result[:message]).to match(/contains container registry tags/)
     end
+
+    it 'allows to update other settings' do
+      result = update_project(project, admin, public_builds: true)
+
+      expect(result[:status]).to eq :success
+      expect(project.reload.public_builds).to be true
+    end
   end
 
   context 'when passing invalid parameters' do