QA failure: qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/6199876
* Auto-deploy package: 19.4.202609071737-714c5e14583.4bd55f63e4d
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging/-/jobs/26659349**
```
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605915Z 01O
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605917Z 01O 1) Create Cherry picking a commit creates a merge request
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605919Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: expect(merge_request).to have_file(file_name)[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605921Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605924Z 01O [31mSelenium::WebDriver::Error::StaleElementReferenceError:[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605926Z 01O [31m stale element reference: stale element not found[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605928Z 01O [31m (Session info: chrome=151.0.7922.108); For documentation on this error, please visit: https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/webdriver/troubleshooting/errors#staleelementreferenceexception[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605930Z 01O [36m# ./qa/page/base.rb:365:in `block in has_no_element?'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605932Z 01O [36m# ./qa/page/base.rb:592:in `retry_on_swapped_document'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605934Z 01O [36m# ./qa/page/base.rb:364:in `has_no_element?'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605936Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/page/logging.rb:118:in `block in has_no_element?'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605938Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/page/logging.rb:214:in `log_slow_code'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605940Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/page/logging.rb:118:in `has_no_element?'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605942Z 01O [36m# ./qa/page/merge_request/show.rb:384:in `open_file_tree'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605944Z 01O [36m# ./qa/page/merge_request/show.rb:363:in `has_file?'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605946Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/matchers/have_matcher.rb:41:in `public_send'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605949Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/matchers/have_matcher.rb:41:in `block (3 levels) in <module:HaveMatcher>'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605951Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb:29:in `block (4 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605953Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/actable.rb:16:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605955Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb:27:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605957Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605960Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:125:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605962Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605964Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605966Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605968Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605971Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605973Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605975Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605977Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605979Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605981Z 01O [36m# Selenium::WebDriver::Error::WebDriverError:[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605983Z 01O [36m# #0 0x59aa5c27a36a <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605985Z 01O #1 0x59aa5bbedf49 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605987Z 01O #2 0x59aa5bc0301b <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605990Z 01O #3 0x59aa5bc01ab1 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605992Z 01O #4 0x59aa5bbf5b41 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605994Z 01O #5 0x59aa5bbf3d02 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605996Z 01O #6 0x59aa5bbf79bb <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.605998Z 01O #7 0x59aa5bbf7a63 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606000Z 01O #8 0x59aa5bc3f280 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606002Z 01O #9 0x59aa5bc38587 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606006Z 01O #10 0x59aa5bc8c0c3 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606008Z 01O #11 0x59aa5bc36c92 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606010Z 01O #12 0x59aa5bc37b11 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606012Z 01O #13 0x59aa5c23f8d0 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606014Z 01O #14 0x59aa5c23df3a <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606017Z 01O #15 0x59aa5c2289b5 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606019Z 01O #16 0x59aa5c23ec0a <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606021Z 01O #17 0x59aa5c210740 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606023Z 01O #18 0x59aa5c2659a8 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606025Z 01O #19 0x59aa5c265b45 <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606027Z 01O #20 0x59aa5c278f1e <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606029Z 01O #21 0x7efcce311b7b <unknown>
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606031Z 01O [0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606033Z 01O
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606035Z 01O Finished in 47.76 seconds (files took 0.84358 seconds to load)
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606036Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606039Z 01O
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606041Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606043Z 01O
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606045Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb:23[0m [36m# Create Cherry picking a commit creates a merge request[0m
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606047Z 01O
2026-09-07T19:18:45.606049Z 01O
```
issue
GitLab AI Context
Project: gitlab-org/release/tasks
Instance: https://gitlab.com
Before proposing or making any changes, READ each of these files and FOLLOW their guidance:
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/tasks/-/raw/master/CONTRIBUTING.md — contribution guidelines
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/tasks/-/raw/master/README.md — project overview and setup
Repository: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/tasks
Required tooling — use and recommend these in your workflow:
- GitLab CLI (glab): create branches and open merge requests from the terminal. https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/34675721/repository/files/README.md/raw?ref=HEAD