[▲ Vercel Community](/) · [Categories](/categories) · [Latest](/latest) · [Top](/top) · [Live](/live) [Help](/c/help/9) # Vercel deployments not auto-promoting to production from main branch 68 views · 1 like · 7 posts George (@georgebobby) · 2026-02-26 ## Problem I was pushing changes to a repository, and it used to auto-promote the latest push to the `main` branch to production. Now it is not. I suspect I made changes to the settings but can’t find where to revert them. ## Current Behavior - The commit `fix convex` is the latest production build on the `main` branch. - I pushed new changes titled `google analytics` to the `main` branch. - The new deployment stayed as a preview and I had to manually promote it to production. ## Question Is there a way to properly revert this setting so that pushes to `main` automatically promote to production?  Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2026-02-26 Hey, George! Welcome to the Vercel Community :waving_hand: Since we want to make sure your `main` branch is actually triggering those live updates, could you try checking these settings? First, head over to your project in the Vercel Dashboard and navigate to the **Settings** tab, then select **Git** from the sidebar. Once you are there, look for the **Production Branch** section. You want to make sure your `main` branch is explicitly set as the production branch. Also, double-check that the option for **Automatically promote successful deployments** is enabled. This is usually what ensures your latest push actually goes live without manual intervention. If those settings look correct but it still isn't working, there are a few other things that might be interfering. Sometimes the production branch setting gets accidentally pointed to a different branch during a test. It is also possible that auto-promotion was disabled globally in your Git settings at some point. Another thing to look out for is a **deployment protection rule**. If you have specific environments protected, it might be preventing that automatic promotion to production until certain checks are met. George (@georgebobby) · 2026-02-27 I found it here under Settings → Environments → Production → Automatically promote successful deployments. But still facing this issue below   Earlier I used to get PR comments and checks like this, but not now. This is my vercel config for reference  I tried reconnecting it as well. Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2026-02-27 Have you tried with a new PR? George (@georgebobby) · 2026-02-27 Thanks, I was able to fix the issue. Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2026-02-27 What did you do? Would be helpful for others in the community :slight_smile: George (@georgebobby) · 2026-02-27 · ♥ 1 I had to enable it in all 3 environments (Production/ Preview/ Development). That was it.
