[BUG] gitlab (selfhosted) PATs not working

[mkur770]

Describe the bug
gitlab (selfhosted) PATs not working

To Reproduce
Create a fully scoped PAT in a local gitlab instance.
Setup a VC in Kubernetes, having the following:

selfhosted:
  - name: gitlab
    host: XXX
    token: "glpat-YYY"
    ca_path: "ZZZ"

Install VC helm.
Check VC pod logs and see:

time="2025-12-24T13:06:22Z" level=error msg="failed to sync pod XXX: failed to check container image \"XXX\": failed to get tags from remote registry for \"XXX\": {\"errors\":[{\"code\":\"UNAUTHORIZED\",\"message\":\"authentication required\",\"detail\":[{\"Type\":\"repository\",\"Class\":\"\",\"Name\":\"XXX\",\"ProjectPath\":\"\",\"Action\":\"pull\"}]}]}\nFailed to process pod" component=controller controller=pod pod=XXX

Moreover, the gitlab UI would be showing the PAT as not used.
Seems to me the VC selfhosted client is not using the token at all.

Expected behavior
Selfhosted should support gitlab.

Environment (please complete the following information):

• Version-Checker: 0.1.0
• Kubernetes: v1.34.1
• Gitlab: 17.6