diff --git a/roles/ipsilon/templates/saml2_data b/roles/ipsilon/templates/saml2_data
index fa7ec3410f..809ef4af5b 100644
--- a/roles/ipsilon/templates/saml2_data
+++ b/roles/ipsilon/templates/saml2_data
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ gitlab id = https://gitlab.com/groups/fedora
gitlab type = SP
gitlab name = gitlab.com
gitlab Allowed Attributes = ["email"]
-gitlab metadata = urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecifiedRequired attributes
+gitlab metadata = urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:persistentRequired attributes