First-time notarization: all submissions stuck In Progress 26+ hours, including a 16 KB control binary

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New team (529ANB8634, enrolled 2026-08-07); these are our first notarization submissions. All four are still In Progress — none has returned Accepted or Invalid, and notarytool log reports no log available for any of them.

Created (UTC)Request UUID

2026-08-08 11:40:15	f6f28c7e-e2a8-4f24-95eb-22510b61ca6e
2026-08-08 15:09:24	c2fb9487-eb40-4b30-a977-14714a6371d5
2026-08-09 05:31:45	b59b86a7-35e3-40a8-b364-9c46cb6388d9
2026-08-09 13:33:10	2e5d3709-e9fb-4bd0-b956-bc7fd9af375f

I understand first submissions can be held for additional analysis. I'm posting because every submission is affected with none processing normally — including the last two, a 16 KB "hello world" control binary built specifically to rule out our own app.

Signing verified before each submission: Developer ID chain, hardened runtime, secure timestamp, codesign --verify --deep --strict clean. Submitted with notarytool from both the Command Line Tools and Xcode 26.6; both upload fine.

Are these genuinely queued, or is there something at our end I've missed?

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You can expect that most uploads will be notarised quickly. Occasionally, some uploads are held for additional 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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