# Incident Report: Publish Automation Failure

**Incident ID**: INC-2025-11-04-001  
**Date**: November 4, 2025  
**Severity**: High (Release Pipeline Failure)  
**Status**: RESOLVED (Manual Workaround Applied)

## Summary

The automated PyPI publishing pipeline failed to trigger for releases v0.2.0 and v0.2.1, requiring manual intervention to publish v0.2.1.

## Timeline

- **Nov 3, 21:43 PST**: v0.2.0 tag created
- **Nov 3, 22:23 PST**: v0.2.1 tag created  
- **Nov 4, 06:15 PST**: Incident discovered - PyPI still showing v0.1.0b1
- **Nov 4, 06:20 PST**: Manual publish triggered for v0.2.1
- **Nov 4, 06:21 PST**: v0.2.1 successfully published to PyPI

## Root Cause Analysis Required

### Symptoms
1. Git tags v0.2.0 and v0.2.1 exist
2. CI and SonarCloud workflows passed for both versions
3. No automatic PyPI publish triggered for either version
4. Manual workflow dispatch works correctly

### Investigation Areas
1. **Tag-based triggers**: Verify publish workflow triggers on tag creation
2. **Workflow permissions**: Check if workflow has necessary permissions
3. **Branch protection**: Verify tag creation triggers workflows
4. **Workflow configuration**: Review publish.yml trigger conditions

## Immediate Actions Taken
- ✅ Manual publish of v0.2.1 successful
- ✅ PyPI now shows correct version (0.2.1)
- ✅ Release pipeline restored

## Next Steps
1. **URGENT**: Investigate why automatic publishing failed
2. **Fix**: Repair automated publish triggers  
3. **Test**: Verify fix with v0.2.2 release if needed
4. **Monitor**: Ensure future releases publish automatically

## Impact
- **Customer Impact**: Delayed availability of v0.2.0 and v0.2.1 features
- **Development Impact**: Manual intervention required for releases
- **Business Impact**: Reduced confidence in release automation

## Prevention
- Add monitoring for publish pipeline failures
- Implement automated alerts for failed releases
- Consider backup publish mechanisms

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**Incident Commander**: AI Assistant  
**Resolution Time**: ~6 minutes  
**Follow-up Required**: Yes - Root cause investigation and fix