Python Package Index incident

PyPI Uploads failing

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Python Package Index experienced a notice incident on January 7, 2026 affecting pypi.org - Backends, lasting 18m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Jan 07, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 07, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Duration
18m
Detected by Pingoru
Jan 07, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC

Affected components

pypi.org - Backends

Update timeline

  1. investigating Jan 07, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC

    We are investigating why PyPI uploads are failing.

  2. monitoring Jan 07, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

    We identified a database lock causing contention and stopped all upload backends to release all locks and are monitoring for recovery.

  3. resolved Jan 07, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.