[JENKINS-18876] Provide a retry option when GitPublisher fails to push a tag

We periodically get Jenkins test failures, because GitPublisher is not able to push the passing build's tag to github.

From time to time when github rejects the connection and causes the push to fail. A subsequent rebuild tends to go through.

It might be nice to have an option to allow for retrying a push after some amount of delay.

Here is an example of a failed push.

Pushing tag ci_157 to repo origin


ERROR: Failed to push tag ci_157 to origin


hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Command "git push origin ci_157" returned status code 128:


stdout: 


stderr: ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host


fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly


	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:772)


	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommand(CliGitAPIImpl.java:738)


	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.push(CliGitAPIImpl.java:790)


	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher$3.invoke(GitPublisher.java:303)


	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher$3.invoke(GitPublisher.java:265)


	at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:865)


	at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:838)


	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.perform(GitPublisher.java:265)


	at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$3.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:36)


	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.perform(AbstractBuild.java:814)


	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.performAllBuildSteps(AbstractBuild.java:786)


	at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.post2(Build.java:183)


	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.post(AbstractBuild.java:733)


	at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1593)


	at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46)


	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)


	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:237)


Build step 'Git Publisher' changed build result to FAILURE


Build step 'Git Publisher' marked build as failure

A manual run a few minutes after this failure passes (on the same jenkins server)

Pushing tag ci_158 to repo origin


Email was triggered for: Success

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Originally reported by zev, imported from: Provide a retry option when GitPublisher fails to push a tag

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• label(s): GitSCMExtension, git-publisher
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

We periodically get Jenkins test failures, because GitPublisher is not able to push the passing build's tag to github.

From time to time when github rejects the connection and causes the push to fail.  A subsequent rebuild tends to go through.

It might be nice to have an option to allow for retrying a push after some amount of delay.


Here is an example of a failed push.

<pre>

Pushing tag ci_157 to repo origin

ERROR: Failed to push tag ci_157 to origin

hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Command "git push origin ci_157" returned status code 128:

stdout: 

stderr: ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly


	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:772)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommand(CliGitAPIImpl.java:738)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.push(CliGitAPIImpl.java:790)

	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher$3.invoke(GitPublisher.java:303)

	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher$3.invoke(GitPublisher.java:265)

	at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:865)

	at hudson.FilePath.act(FilePath.java:838)

	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.perform(GitPublisher.java:265)

	at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$3.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:36)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.perform(AbstractBuild.java:814)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.performAllBuildSteps(AbstractBuild.java:786)

	at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.post2(Build.java:183)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.post(AbstractBuild.java:733)

	at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1593)

	at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:46)

	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:88)

	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:237)

Build step 'Git Publisher' changed build result to FAILURE

Build step 'Git Publisher' marked build as failure

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A manual run a few minutes after this failure passes (on the same jenkins server)

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Pushing tag ci_158 to repo origin

Email was triggered for: Success

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