I'm trying to sign my application but the build times out after 90 minutes waiting for notarytool to return. This seems to be getting worse and worse.
I have now updated the timeout to 10hours, to see if I can get a response at all.
Something is very wrong with the tool.
This was working fine up until about the 28th March 2026.
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.
This was working fine up until about the 28th March 2026.
My experience, based on helping folks here in the forums, is that the majority of people reporting “held for in-depth analysis” delays are new developers. However, that’s not universally true. See my comments here.
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