Git source control constantly stuck on "publish branch"

[G4Q4 (George G)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Git source control constantly stuck on “publish branch”

Steps to Reproduce

I published a branch at some point, and now the sync button never appears, and it only says “Publish Branch.”

Expected Behavior

I expected to go back to the sync button.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.6.42 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 5911e9593196a000b1c00553aaf03b0b32042b90
Date: 2025-09-20T17:16:56.346Z (2 days ago)
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. Could you let me know if you have any Git-related extensions installed?

[G4Q4 (George G)]