EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: Push to main branch → Automatic deployment with latest commit → Successful build ACTUAL BEHAVIOR: Git pushes don’t trigger deployments Manual deployments fail with “A commit author is required” error Project stuck deploying old commit instead of latest from main branch Deploy …

One thing to check is if the commit author email matches the email on your Vercel account (or attached Github account if you’re logging in with Github). Deployments will only be triggered from commits with authors who are part of the team on Vercel for private repositories

[image] jacobparis: commit author email matches Hi Jacob, it seems like the commit author not matching was the issue. Thanks for the fast response and getting my project back on track!

"A commit author is required" when Git is properly configured

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amyegan (Amy Egan) September 30, 2025, 3:47pm 3

I’m not able to repro this now. Is it still happening?

If so, please share a public minimal reproducible example I can use to debug

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"A commit author is required" when Git is properly configured

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