Gitlab CI/CD - `src refspec main does not match any`

[michalvadak]

When you push in Gitlab CI like git push origin main you will get this error

error: src refspec main does not match any.
error: failed to push some refs to 'https://gitlab-ci-token/:[MASKED][email protected]/gc/packages.git'

Proposed solution Push like this git push origin HEAD:main then it works

More info here

[gregorsintic]

Same happens to me in Azure DevOps. What i noticed is that pipelines (at least in Azure DevOps) by default checkout to detached HEAD and seems to haves no knowledge of other branches. What I did is that I added git fetch && git checkout to main branch before I run version command. I don't know if this is the best solution, but it's an easy one. In another project I am using semantic-release tool which had no problems with pushing changes back to designated branch. Hope this helps :)

[michalvadak]

Yeah, the semantic-release is actually using the git push origin HEAD:main

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[yjaaidi]

Thanks @michalvadak for raising the issue. We'll have to dive into this. Meanwhile, could you confirm that using baseBranch: 'HEAD:main' works for you? Thank you 🙏

[michalvadak]

baseBranch: 'HEAD:main' works fine