# GitLab: Major incident: Branch creation is failing in Fix Pipeline and Duo Developer Flows

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-02-11 20:23 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-18 05:08 UTC
- [Source: https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/698ce55b51dcb805c5d102b0](https://status.gitlab.com/pages/incident/5b36dc6502d06804c08349f7/698ce55b51dcb805c5d102b0)
- [Company: GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:188/698ce55b51dcb805c5d102b0@ab2f2ced235f
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [Branch creation is failing in Fix Pipeline and Duo Developer Flows](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/incidents/698ce55b51dcb805c5d102b0.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Branch creation is failing in Fix Pipeline and Duo Developer Flows
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-02-11 20:23 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-02-11 22:30 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ GitLab Duo
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**7. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-02-11 20:23 UTC

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+ Developer and Fix CI/CD Pipeline Duo Flows are currently failing due to a bug. The cause has been identified, and the fix is set to merge. For more information, please see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21266
```

**8. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-02-11 20:53 UTC

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+ The fix has been merged. It should deploy to production in about an hour. For more information, please see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21266
```

**9. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-02-11 21:27 UTC

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+ No updates at this time. The fix has been merged, and we're awaiting deployment to production. For more information, please see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21266
```

**10. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-02-11 22:01 UTC

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+ The fix has been deployed, and we're monitoring the situation. We will resolve this incident if no further errors are observed. For more information, please see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21266
```

**11. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-02-11 22:30 UTC

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+ The fix has been deployed, and no further errors are apparent. This is now resolved. For more information, please see: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/production/-/work_items/21266
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 20:23 UTC | Major incident: Branch creation is failing in Fix Pipeline and Duo Developer Flows (this change) | outage |

All GitLab changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab/changes.md)
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