Vercel Hobby plan deployment blocked by contributing access error for sole owner

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Hi everyone,

I’m experiencing a “Deployment Blocked” error on my Hobby project and I’m looking for a way to resolve it.

The Error

Error: The Deployment was blocked because the commit author does not have contributing access to the project on Vercel. Hobby teams do not support collaboration.

The Situation

  • I am the sole owner and only member of this project.
  • My Vercel account email is verified and set as Primary.
  • My local Git configuration (user.email) matches my Vercel account email exactly.
  • I’ve verified with git log that the commit author is indeed correct.

What I’ve Already Tried

  1. Confirmed that the email is identical on both GitHub and Vercel.
  2. Disconnected and reconnected the GitHub repository in the project settings.
  3. Attempted to transfer the project, but since it’s a Hobby plan, I’m stuck in the current “Hobby Team” scope.

It appears Vercel is misidentifying me as an external collaborator. Has anyone encountered this false positive before? Is there a way to fix this identity mismatch without upgrading to a Pro plan, given that I am the only person working on this project?

Thanks in advance for your help!