Notarization stuck "In Progress" for 60+ hours (multiple submissions; Notary status page green) — blocking a launch

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Hi — multiple notarytool submissions from my account have been stuck "In Progress" for 60+ hours and never reach Accepted/Invalid. Apple's Developer System Status shows "Developer ID Notary Service" as operational, so this appears to be a backend/account processing stall rather than a public outage. This is blocking a product launch. Team ID: Q7FF775479 ("Developer ID Application: JUNSEN LIU", individual account). Submissions (all still In Progress):

e9d00de6-074c-4818-a452-f765fa178a4e — 2026-06-19 06:07 UTC (current build)
f02a0398-b6db-4ba0-8429-86a797bdc153 — 2026-06-18 23:21 UTC
8aa72d28-642a-466a-be85-181db125596b — 2026-06-18 04:40 UTC

App: "Dollar Desktop Pet" 1.0.0 — a signed .dmg of a hardened-runtime, Developer ID-signed Universal (arm64 + x86_64) Electron app. Tooling: notarytool 1.1.2, Xcode 26.5, macOS 26.5. notarytool submit/history/info all work and list the submissions; status simply never completes, and notarytool log returns nothing. Could you please investigate why these aren't processing? I can provide the .dmg or any additional logs. Thank you.

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Apple

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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.

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