QA failure: qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/6214286
* Auto-deploy package: 19.4.202609100536-393f49e2615.07c4476312b
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/-/jobs/26749626**
```
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438787Z 01O
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438789Z 01O 1) Create Merge request push options sets merge request details
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438791Z 01O [31mFailure/Error:[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438793Z 01O [31m create(:branch, name: "push-options-test-target-#{SecureRandom.hex(8)}", project: project,[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438795Z 01O [31m ref: project.default_branch)[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438796Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438798Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438800Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Repository::Branch using the API failed (500) with `{"message":"500 Internal Server Error"}`.[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438803Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: a38cd045ef9e44de-ATL[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438804Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a38cd045ef9e44de-ATL%22[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438808Z 01O [31m Kibana - Discover Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/discover#/?_a=%28index:%27ed942d00-5186-11ea-ad8a-f3610a492295%27%2Cquery%3A%28language%3Akuery%2Cquery%3A%27json.correlation_id%20%3A%20%22a38cd045ef9e44de-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-09-09T07:45:33.225Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-09-10T07:45:33.225Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438810Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-09-09T07:45:33.225Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-09-10T07:45:33.225Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a38cd045ef9e44de-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438813Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438815Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438817Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438819Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/repository/branch.rb:28:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438823Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/repository/branch.rb:25:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438825Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.438827Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.748970Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2="$QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2" ...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-09-10T07:45:33.748992Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2="$QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2" ...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749764Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749776Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749778Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749780Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749783Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:17:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749785Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:30:in `block (4 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749787Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:105:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749790Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:59:in `fabricate_via_browser_ui!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749792Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:51:in `rescue in fabricate!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749794Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:43:in `fabricate!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749796Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:22:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749798Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749800Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:125:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749802Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749804Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749806Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749808Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749816Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749818Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749820Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749822Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749824Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749826Z 01O [36m# NotImplementedError:[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749828Z 01O [36m# NotImplementedError[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749831Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:71:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749833Z 01O
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749835Z 01O Finished in 1 minute 3.98 seconds (files took 0.77412 seconds to load)
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749837Z 01O [31m2 examples, 1 failure[0m
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749839Z 01O
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749841Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749843Z 01O
2026-09-10T07:45:33.749845Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/3_create/merge_request/push_options_spec.rb:36[0m [36m# Create Merge request push options sets merge request details[0m
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```
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
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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