[bug]: You cannot assign a role equal to or higher than your own
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Since May 20, 2026.
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
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Current behavior
When i want to make a new Admin, every project tips "You cannot assign a role equal to or higher than your own“
I am the owner and Admin, so how to change it?
Steps to reproduce
like above
Environment
Production
Browser
Google Chrome
Variant
Self-hosted
Version
1.3.0
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