QA failure: qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gprd-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5835599
* Auto-deploy package: 19.1.202606050306-9a6bc4a562b.49fef0d1cb4
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/production/-/jobs/24560914**
```
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316182Z 01O
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316186Z 01O 1) Create Merge request push options removes labels on subsequent push
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316191Z 01O [31mFailure/Error:[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316195Z 01O [31m create(:branch, name: "push-options-test-target-#{SecureRandom.hex(8)}", project: project,[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316202Z 01O [31m ref: project.default_branch)[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316207Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316214Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316219Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Repository::Branch using the API failed (404) with `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316226Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: a06ce129390190d8-ATL[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316231Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a06ce129390190d8-ATL%22[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316241Z 01O [31m Kibana - Discover Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/discover#/?_a=%28index:%277092c4e2-4eb5-46f2-8305-a7da2edad090%27%2Cquery%3A%28language%3Akuery%2Cquery%3A%27json.correlation_id%20%3A%20%22a06ce129390190d8-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-06-04T05:46:54.342Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-06-05T05:46:54.342Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316274Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-06-04T05:46:54.342Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-06-05T05:46:54.342Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a06ce129390190d8-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316285Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316290Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316295Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316306Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/repository/branch.rb:28:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316312Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/repository/branch.rb:25:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316318Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316323Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316329Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316334Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316340Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316344Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316350Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:17:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316356Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:30:in `block (4 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316362Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:105:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316367Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:59:in `fabricate_via_browser_ui!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316372Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:51:in `rescue in fabricate!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316378Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:43:in `fabricate!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316382Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:22:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316388Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316395Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316400Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316404Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316409Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316414Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316419Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316423Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316432Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316437Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316441Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316446Z 01O [36m# NotImplementedError:[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316450Z 01O [36m# NotImplementedError[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316454Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:71:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316460Z 01O
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316463Z 01O Finished in 32.75 seconds (files took 1.12 seconds to load)
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316469Z 01O [31m2 examples, 1 failure[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316473Z 01O
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316477Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316481Z 01O
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316485Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:48[0m [36m# Create Merge request push options removes labels on subsequent push[0m
2026-06-05T05:47:04.316492Z 01O
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```
issue
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