diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
index 3fde97f46c..8f44e5030f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/audit.rb
@@ -481,10 +481,8 @@ module Cask
 
       odebug "Auditing GitLab prerelease"
 
-      metadata = SharedAudits.gitlab_release_data(user, repo, cask.version)
-      return if metadata.nil?
-
-      add_error "#{cask.version} is a GitLab prerelease" if Date.parse(metadata["released_at"]) > Date.today
+      error = SharedAudits.gitlab_release(user, repo, cask.version)
+      add_error error if error
     end
 
     def check_github_repository_archived
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index a8e691fe5d..b10e97e4ca 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -701,8 +701,6 @@ module Homebrew
       "libepoxy"            => "1.5",
     }.freeze
 
-    GITLAB_PRERELEASE_ALLOWLIST = {}.freeze
-
     # version_prefix = stable_version_string.sub(/\d+$/, "")
     # version_prefix = stable.version.major_minor
 
@@ -786,11 +784,15 @@ module Homebrew
         owner = Regexp.last_match(1)
         repo = Regexp.last_match(2)
 
-        return unless @online && (release = SharedAudits.gitlab_release_data(owner, repo, stable.version))
+        tag = url.match(%r{^https://gitlab\.com/[\w-]+/[\w-]+/-/archive/([^/]+)/})
+                 .to_a
+                 .second
+        tag ||= stable.specs[:tag]
+        tag ||= stable.version
 
-        release_date = Date.parse(release["released_at"])
-        if release_date > Date.today && (GITLAB_PRERELEASE_ALLOWLIST[formula.name] != formula.version)
-          problem "#{stable.version} is a GitLab prerelease"
+        if @online
+          error = SharedAudits.gitlab_release(owner, repo, tag, formula: formula)
+          problem error if error
         end
       when %r{^https://github.com/([\w-]+)/([\w-]+)}
         owner = Regexp.last_match(1)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
index 26cf8ec3e9..bd60814e7e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ module SharedAudits
     @gitlab_release_data[id]
   end
 
+  GITLAB_PRERELEASE_ALLOWLIST = {}.freeze
+
+  def gitlab_release(user, repo, tag, formula: nil)
+    release = gitlab_release_data(user, repo, tag)
+    return unless release
+
+    return if Date.parse(release["released_at"]) <= Date.today
+    return if formula && GITLAB_PRERELEASE_ALLOWLIST[formula.name] == formula.version
+
+    "#{tag} is a GitLab pre-release."
+  end
+
   def github(user, repo)
     metadata = github_repo_data(user, repo)