Notarization submissions stuck "In Progress" for 10 days

All of my notarization submissions have been stuck at "In Progress" for up to 10 days. I have 6 submissions spanning from March 4 to March 11, 2026, and none of them have completed or returned any errors.

Affected submissions:

  • dbf20b57-0073-444a-b09a-ac6747b7398e (submitted Mar 4) — In Progress
  • d5886683-be64-455c-805d-cd8b12bbcd35 (submitted Mar 4) — In Progress
  • 10bfa709-da17-49cf-9c89-63f93b5fb756 (submitted Mar 4) — In Progress
  • e8d0866e-43f8-4a18-8129-64e6c5d3895a (submitted Mar 9) — In Progress
  • f9526f25-5650-4c45-98ae-d778c58a2ffa (submitted Mar 9) — In Progress
  • 82ec211f-9179-41fd-afe0-937c9b2c2750 (submitted Mar 11) — In Progress
Running `notarytool log` returns "Submission log is not yet available."

Team ID: CB4U5M6U9H

It is an Electron-based app built with electron-builder.

Steps taken to ensure compliance:

  • Signed with a valid Developer ID Application certificate
  • Hardened runtime enabled (hardenedRuntime: true)
  • Proper entitlements configured (com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit, com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory, com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation)
  • Entitlements inherited for child processes via entitlements.mac.inherit.plist
  • Electron Fuses configured to disable Node.js CLI flags in production (resetAdHocDarwinSignature enabled)
  • App submitted as a zip archive via notarytool submit

I've tried resubmitting multiple times across different builds, but all submissions remain stuck. I also have an open support case (102836201208) that was escalated to Senior Advisors on March 11, but have not received any update.

Could someone from the notarization team please investigate?

You can expect that most uploads will be notarised quickly. Occasionally, some uploads are held for in-depth analysis and may take longer to complete. As you notarise your apps, the system will learn how to recognise them, and you should see fewer delays.

For lots of additional info about notarisation, see Notarisation Resources. Specifically, it links to a Q&A with the notary service team that’s quite instructive.

ps I think this is now sorted out, bug please do reply here if you continue to have problems.

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Notarization submissions stuck "In Progress" for 10 days
 
 
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