Notary submissions stuck in “In Progress” for several days

I am experiencing an issue where multiple notarization submissions remain in “In Progress” status for an unusually long time. Some submissions are approaching one week without any result. Current affected submissions:

  • ID: 381ea19f-ed44-411b-a283-1dab2845538c
    • File: test-signed.pkg
    • Submitted: 2026-06-04 07:03 UTC
    • Stuck for approximately 65 hours
  • ID: 3ba2198a-fd72-4936-a197-c54d13ed728d
    • Submitted: 2026-06-01 11:52 UTC
    • Stuck for approximately 132 hours
  • ID: bca23b30-e944-442b-8fde-041dd4f22d7b
    • Submitted: 2026-05-31 15:14 UTC
    • Stuck for approximately 177 hours
  • ID: 5f923382-393a-485c-8eec-64bafac1be65
    • Submitted: 2026-05-31 15:07 UTC
    • Stuck for approximately 177 hours

The issue affects both production packages and simple test-signed packages. All submissions remain in the “In Progress” state and never move forward.

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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Notary submissions stuck in “In Progress” for several days
 
 
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