diff --git a/.rubocop_todo/rspec/feature_category.yml b/.rubocop_todo/rspec/feature_category.yml
index 5cf13baf9e58c202d0fdfd1ea49a1998a320df8a..ad35156d6e42c18f89fc02428a3a0e94ca3751da 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo/rspec/feature_category.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo/rspec/feature_category.yml
@@ -2959,7 +2959,6 @@ RSpec/FeatureCategory:
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/trigger/forward_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/variable_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/variables_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/extendable/entry_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/extendable_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer/factory_spec.rb'
@@ -2995,7 +2994,6 @@ RSpec/FeatureCategory:
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/limit/deployments_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/limit/rate_limit_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/pipeline/process_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/remove_unwanted_chat_jobs_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/seed_block_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/seed_spec.rb'
diff --git a/.rubocop_todo/rspec/file_path.yml b/.rubocop_todo/rspec/file_path.yml
index cf457973e0ef87d7f61b841e2778f69c69837d92..909bd43f2cca3a87a2d860866a4c1edcee05d486 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo/rspec/file_path.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo/rspec/file_path.yml
@@ -43,26 +43,4 @@ RSpec/FilePath:
     - 'spec/requests/api/issues/post_projects_issues_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/requests/api/issues/put_projects_issues_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/requests/api/pages/pages_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/artifacts_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/cache_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/creation_errors_and_warnings_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/cross_project_pipeline_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/custom_config_content_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/custom_yaml_tags_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/dry_run_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/environment_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/evaluate_runner_tags_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/include_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/limit_active_jobs_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/merge_requests_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/needs_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/parallel_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/parameter_content_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/parent_child_pipeline_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/partitioning_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/pre_post_stages_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/rate_limit_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/rules_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/scripts_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/tags_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/variables_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/*'
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb
index 7ad1d9a60e6b2b1f664fcf78215b181805cf9608..16e4e473928ae4bc90c377ab1b6ffcb04dda1064 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ def workflow_name
         root.workflow_entry.name
       end
 
+      def workflow_auto_cancel
+        root.workflow_entry.auto_cancel_value
+      end
+
       def normalized_jobs
         @normalized_jobs ||= Ci::Config::Normalizer.new(jobs).normalize_jobs
       end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/auto_cancel.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/auto_cancel.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..96f809d40a8ba65654c8e8ba88759453755f61b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/auto_cancel.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Ci
+    class Config
+      module Entry
+        class AutoCancel < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+          include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Attributable
+          include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
+
+          ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[on_new_commit].freeze
+          ALLOWED_ON_NEW_COMMIT_OPTIONS = ::Ci::PipelineMetadata.auto_cancel_on_new_commits.keys.freeze
+
+          attributes ALLOWED_KEYS
+
+          validations do
+            validates :config, type: Hash, allowed_keys: ALLOWED_KEYS
+            validates :on_new_commit, allow_nil: true, type: String, inclusion: {
+              in: ALLOWED_ON_NEW_COMMIT_OPTIONS,
+              message: format(_("must be one of: %{values}"), values: ALLOWED_ON_NEW_COMMIT_OPTIONS.join(', '))
+            }
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow.rb
index 691d9e2d48b2699d876b71a9d3cef33f4798aa50..5b81c74fe4dd68352314f9c5ac8ab04248926b15 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Workflow < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
           include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
           include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Attributable
 
-          ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[rules name].freeze
+          ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[rules name auto_cancel].freeze
 
           attributes :name
 
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ class Workflow < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
             description: 'List of evaluable Rules to determine Pipeline status.',
             metadata: { allowed_when: %w[always never] }
 
+          entry :auto_cancel, Entry::AutoCancel,
+            description: 'Auto-cancel configuration for this pipeline.'
+
           def has_rules?
             @config.try(:key?, :rules)
           end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata.rb
index e7a9009f8f43481480e29d4b811d6b16f5779c4f..1d79b7260e14b14defc18edeb9c5e3df5fbf13e1 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ class PopulateMetadata < Chain::Base
 
           def perform!
             set_pipeline_name
+            set_auto_cancel
+
             return if pipeline.pipeline_metadata.nil? || pipeline.pipeline_metadata.valid?
 
             message = pipeline.pipeline_metadata.errors.full_messages.join(', ')
@@ -29,13 +31,27 @@ def set_pipeline_name
 
             return if name.blank?
 
-            pipeline.build_pipeline_metadata(project: pipeline.project, name: name.strip)
+            assign_to_metadata(name: name.strip)
+          end
+
+          def set_auto_cancel
+            auto_cancel = @command.yaml_processor_result.workflow_auto_cancel
+            auto_cancel_on_new_commit = auto_cancel&.dig(:on_new_commit)
+
+            return if auto_cancel_on_new_commit.blank?
+
+            assign_to_metadata(auto_cancel_on_new_commit: auto_cancel_on_new_commit)
           end
 
           def global_context
             Gitlab::Ci::Build::Context::Global.new(
               pipeline, yaml_variables: @command.pipeline_seed.root_variables)
           end
+
+          def assign_to_metadata(attributes)
+            metadata = pipeline.pipeline_metadata || pipeline.build_pipeline_metadata(project: pipeline.project)
+            metadata.assign_attributes(attributes)
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor/result.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor/result.rb
index 2435d128bf2c9c9fd7fdf1a64ff17e776fb10081..5933b53709890b76d70552af26fc3487860c92e2 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor/result.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor/result.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ class YamlProcessor
       class Result
         attr_reader :errors, :warnings,
                     :root_variables, :root_variables_with_prefill_data,
-                    :stages, :jobs, :workflow_rules, :workflow_name
+                    :stages, :jobs,
+                    :workflow_rules, :workflow_name, :workflow_auto_cancel
 
         def initialize(ci_config: nil, errors: [], warnings: [])
           @ci_config = ci_config
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ def assign_valid_attributes
 
           @workflow_rules = @ci_config.workflow_rules
           @workflow_name = @ci_config.workflow_name&.strip
+          @workflow_auto_cancel = @ci_config.workflow_auto_cancel
         end
 
         def stage_builds_attributes(stage)
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index faa055251c439a4b99e586f73084caf91c913d9f..acdf69ebb9a1b26f9f65397a9bdaeecf3012d80d 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -58078,6 +58078,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "must be less than the limit of %{tag_limit} tags"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "must be one of: %{values}"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "must be owned by the user's enterprise group"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/auto_cancel_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/auto_cancel_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dff96fc67873c7e16f612d868a2979de10d93a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/auto_cancel_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::AutoCancel, feature_category: :pipeline_composition do
+  subject(:config) { described_class.new(config_hash) }
+
+  context 'with on_new_commit' do
+    let(:config_hash) do
+      { on_new_commit: 'interruptible' }
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+
+    it 'returns value correctly' do
+      expect(config.value).to eq(config_hash)
+    end
+
+    context 'when on_new_commit is invalid' do
+      let(:config_hash) do
+        { on_new_commit: 'invalid' }
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+
+      it 'returns errors' do
+        expect(config.errors)
+          .to include('auto cancel on new commit must be one of: conservative, interruptible, disabled')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with invalid key' do
+    let(:config_hash) do
+      { invalid: 'interruptible' }
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+
+    it 'returns errors' do
+      expect(config.errors)
+        .to include('auto cancel config contains unknown keys: invalid')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow_spec.rb
index 97ac199f47de6865a0435af12c00d063c9d8860f..632072534abfb840fc98e13038df327d94c51292 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/workflow_spec.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Workflow do
-  let(:factory) { Gitlab::Config::Entry::Factory.new(described_class).value(rules_hash) }
-  let(:config)  { factory.create! }
+RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Workflow, feature_category: :pipeline_composition do
+  subject(:config) { described_class.new(workflow_hash) }
 
   describe 'validations' do
     context 'when work config value is a string' do
-      let(:rules_hash) { 'build' }
+      let(:workflow_hash) { 'build' }
 
       describe '#valid?' do
         it 'is invalid' do
@@ -22,13 +21,13 @@
 
       describe '#value' do
         it 'returns the invalid configuration' do
-          expect(config.value).to eq(rules_hash)
+          expect(config.value).to eq(workflow_hash)
         end
       end
     end
 
     context 'when work config value is a hash' do
-      let(:rules_hash) { { rules: [{ if: '$VAR' }] } }
+      let(:workflow_hash) { { rules: [{ if: '$VAR' }] } }
 
       describe '#valid?' do
         it 'is valid' do
@@ -42,12 +41,12 @@
 
       describe '#value' do
         it 'returns the config' do
-          expect(config.value).to eq(rules_hash)
+          expect(config.value).to eq(workflow_hash)
         end
       end
 
       context 'with an invalid key' do
-        let(:rules_hash) { { trash: [{ if: '$VAR' }] } }
+        let(:workflow_hash) { { trash: [{ if: '$VAR' }] } }
 
         describe '#valid?' do
           it 'is invalid' do
@@ -61,64 +60,78 @@
 
         describe '#value' do
           it 'returns the invalid configuration' do
-            expect(config.value).to eq(rules_hash)
+            expect(config.value).to eq(workflow_hash)
           end
         end
       end
+    end
+  end
 
-      context 'with workflow name' do
-        let(:factory) { Gitlab::Config::Entry::Factory.new(described_class).value(workflow_hash) }
+  describe '.default' do
+    it 'is nil' do
+      expect(described_class.default).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
 
-        context 'with a blank name' do
-          let(:workflow_hash) do
-            { name: '' }
-          end
+  context 'with workflow name' do
+    context 'with a blank name' do
+      let(:workflow_hash) do
+        { name: '' }
+      end
 
-          it 'is invalid' do
-            expect(config).not_to be_valid
-          end
+      it 'is invalid' do
+        expect(config).not_to be_valid
+      end
 
-          it 'returns error about invalid name' do
-            expect(config.errors).to include('workflow name is too short (minimum is 1 character)')
-          end
-        end
+      it 'returns error about invalid name' do
+        expect(config.errors).to include('workflow name is too short (minimum is 1 character)')
+      end
+    end
 
-        context 'with too long name' do
-          let(:workflow_hash) do
-            { name: 'a' * 256 }
-          end
+    context 'with too long name' do
+      let(:workflow_hash) do
+        { name: 'a' * 256 }
+      end
 
-          it 'is invalid' do
-            expect(config).not_to be_valid
-          end
+      it 'is invalid' do
+        expect(config).not_to be_valid
+      end
 
-          it 'returns error about invalid name' do
-            expect(config.errors).to include('workflow name is too long (maximum is 255 characters)')
-          end
-        end
+      it 'returns error about invalid name' do
+        expect(config.errors).to include('workflow name is too long (maximum is 255 characters)')
+      end
+    end
 
-        context 'when name is nil' do
-          let(:workflow_hash) { { name: nil } }
+    context 'when name is nil' do
+      let(:workflow_hash) { { name: nil } }
 
-          it 'is valid' do
-            expect(config).to be_valid
-          end
-        end
+      it 'is valid' do
+        expect(config).to be_valid
+      end
+    end
 
-        context 'when name is not provided' do
-          let(:workflow_hash) { { rules: [{ if: '$VAR' }] } }
+    context 'when name is not provided' do
+      let(:workflow_hash) { { rules: [{ if: '$VAR' }] } }
 
-          it 'is valid' do
-            expect(config).to be_valid
-          end
-        end
+      it 'is valid' do
+        expect(config).to be_valid
       end
     end
   end
 
-  describe '.default' do
-    it 'is nil' do
-      expect(described_class.default).to be_nil
+  context 'with auto_cancel' do
+    let(:workflow_hash) do
+      {
+        auto_cancel: {
+          on_new_commit: 'interruptible'
+        }
+      }
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+
+    it 'returns value correctly' do
+      expect(config.value).to eq(workflow_hash)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata_spec.rb
index 00200b57b1ea99edfb068c49d59d99cb46d5e009..d6277c91b2d5938fcce8e1beb221fbf461a74391 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/chain/populate_metadata_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::PopulateMetadata do
+RSpec.describe Gitlab::Ci::Pipeline::Chain::PopulateMetadata, feature_category: :pipeline_composition do
   let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
   let_it_be(:user) { create(:user) }
 
@@ -43,16 +43,28 @@ def run_chain
     stub_ci_pipeline_yaml_file(YAML.dump(config))
   end
 
-  context 'with pipeline name' do
-    let(:config) do
-      { workflow: { name: ' Pipeline name  ' }, rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
-    end
-
+  shared_examples 'not breaking the chain' do
     it 'does not break the chain' do
       run_chain
 
       expect(step.break?).to be false
     end
+  end
+
+  shared_examples 'not saving pipeline metadata' do
+    it 'does not save pipeline metadata' do
+      run_chain
+
+      expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with pipeline name' do
+    let(:config) do
+      { workflow: { name: ' Pipeline name  ' }, rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'not breaking the chain'
 
     it 'builds pipeline_metadata' do
       run_chain
@@ -67,22 +79,14 @@ def run_chain
         { workflow: { name: '  ' }, rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
       end
 
-      it 'strips whitespace from name' do
-        run_chain
-
-        expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata).to be_nil
-      end
+      it_behaves_like 'not saving pipeline metadata'
 
       context 'with empty name after variable substitution' do
         let(:config) do
           { workflow: { name: '$VAR1' }, rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
         end
 
-        it 'does not save empty name' do
-          run_chain
-
-          expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata).to be_nil
-        end
+        it_behaves_like 'not saving pipeline metadata'
       end
     end
 
@@ -127,4 +131,65 @@ def run_chain
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context 'with auto_cancel' do
+    let(:config) do
+      { workflow: { auto_cancel: { on_new_commit: 'interruptible' } }, rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'not breaking the chain'
+
+    it 'builds pipeline_metadata' do
+      run_chain
+
+      expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata.auto_cancel_on_new_commit).to eq('interruptible')
+      expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata).not_to be_persisted
+    end
+
+    context 'with no auto_cancel' do
+      let(:config) do
+        { rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'not saving pipeline metadata'
+    end
+
+    context 'with auto_cancel: nil' do
+      let(:config) do
+        { workflow: { auto_cancel: nil }, rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'not saving pipeline metadata'
+    end
+
+    context 'with auto_cancel_on_new_commit: nil' do
+      let(:config) do
+        { workflow: { auto_cancel: { on_new_commit: nil } }, rspec: { script: 'rspec' } }
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'not saving pipeline metadata'
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with both pipeline name and auto_cancel' do
+    let(:config) do
+      {
+        workflow: {
+          name: 'Pipeline name',
+          auto_cancel: { on_new_commit: 'interruptible' }
+        },
+        rspec: { script: 'rspec' }
+      }
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'not breaking the chain'
+
+    it 'builds pipeline_metadata' do
+      run_chain
+
+      expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata.name).to eq('Pipeline name')
+      expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata.auto_cancel_on_new_commit).to eq('interruptible')
+      expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata).not_to be_persisted
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
index e44e01b2ffa23e885d69748ab735d99b5d1c93a9..511fd4b14f8e33ba39bac0f2fbc68f16eeaed426 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
@@ -544,6 +544,23 @@ module Ci
             expect(subject.workflow_name).to be_nil
           end
         end
+
+        context 'with auto_cancel' do
+          let(:config) do
+            <<-YML
+              workflow:
+                auto_cancel:
+                  on_new_commit: interruptible
+
+              hello:
+                script: echo world
+            YML
+          end
+
+          it 'parses the workflow:auto_cancel as workflow_auto_cancel' do
+            expect(subject.workflow_auto_cancel).to eq(on_new_commit: 'interruptible')
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       describe '#warnings' do
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/workflow_auto_cancel_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/workflow_auto_cancel_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9737b85d6545ffc3b929f12dbb0ce4c8d9c3e9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/workflow_auto_cancel_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Ci::CreatePipelineService, :yaml_processor_feature_flag_corectness,
+  feature_category: :pipeline_composition do
+  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
+  let_it_be(:user)    { project.first_owner }
+
+  let(:service)  { described_class.new(project, user, { ref: 'master' }) }
+  let(:pipeline) { service.execute(:push).payload }
+
+  before do
+    stub_ci_pipeline_yaml_file(config)
+  end
+
+  context 'when on_new_commit is set to interruptible' do
+    let(:config) do
+      <<~YAML
+        workflow:
+          auto_cancel:
+            on_new_commit: interruptible
+
+        test1:
+          script: exit 0
+      YAML
+    end
+
+    before do
+      stub_ci_pipeline_yaml_file(config)
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a pipeline with on_new_commit' do
+      expect(pipeline).to be_persisted
+      expect(pipeline.errors).to be_empty
+      expect(pipeline.pipeline_metadata.auto_cancel_on_new_commit).to eq('interruptible')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when on_new_commit is set to invalid' do
+    let(:config) do
+      <<~YAML
+        workflow:
+          auto_cancel:
+            on_new_commit: invalid
+
+        test1:
+          script: exit 0
+      YAML
+    end
+
+    before do
+      stub_ci_pipeline_yaml_file(config)
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a pipeline with errors' do
+      expect(pipeline).to be_persisted
+      expect(pipeline.errors.full_messages).to include(
+        'workflow:auto_cancel on new commit must be one of: conservative, interruptible, disabled')
+    end
+  end
+end