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

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Iphandir (@iphandir) · 2026-03-14

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!