New bug: automatic rebases cause `pull request manually updated` and dequeuing
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Description
I have a bot account responsible for automatic rebases configured in the .mergify.yml as such:
queue_rules:
- name: default
update_method: rebase
merge_method: merge
update_bot_account: my-bot-account
I also have some required github status checks which run when the branch is pushed to.
As you can see in the attached image, after an automatic rebase mergify has started complaining of the pull request being manually updated and dequeuing it. This does not occur if the branch does not need to be rebased.
The changelog lists 'Autosquash disabled by default'. I strongly suspect my issue has been caused by this change, since it is related to the pull request author, and I noticed these messages appearing on 17/3/2025 (the next working day after the change).
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the .mergify.yml queue rule and the linked “Autosquash disabled by default” changelog entry, then trace the automatic rebase flow and its handling of required GitHub status checks. Done means an automatic rebase is not treated as a manual pull request update and does not dequeue the pull request.
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- Tech stack
- git, github
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100