Release: tolerate transient Store submission timeouts

Author: chammoru

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish MSIX to Microsoft Store
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        timeout-minutes: 45
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           .\build\Publish-MicrosoftStore.ps1 `

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ All notable changes to Q1View are documented here. Releases follow [semantic ver
 
 ---
 
+## [2.7.6] — 2026-07-11
+
+### Packaging
+- Microsoft Store release automation now uses longer backoff and additional retries around Partner Center submission operations, covering transient Azure Front Door 504 responses seen while creating and updating Store submissions.
+- The Store publish step now has an explicit 45-minute timeout so a stuck Partner Center request fails with bounded logs instead of holding the release workflow indefinitely.
+
+---
+
 ## [2.7.5] — 2026-07-11
 
 ### Packaging
@@ -297,7 +305,8 @@ All notable changes to Q1View are documented here. Releases follow [semantic ver
 
 ---
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/chammoru/Q1View/compare/v2.7.5...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/chammoru/Q1View/compare/v2.7.6...HEAD
+[2.7.6]: https://github.com/chammoru/Q1View/compare/v2.7.5...v2.7.6
 [2.7.5]: https://github.com/chammoru/Q1View/compare/v2.7.4...v2.7.5
 [2.7.4]: https://github.com/chammoru/Q1View/compare/v2.7.3...v2.7.4
 [2.7.3]: https://github.com/chammoru/Q1View/compare/v2.7.2...v2.7.3

build/Publish-MicrosoftStore.ps1

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function Invoke-MsStoreCommand {
         [string[]]$Arguments,
 
         [int]$Attempts = 1,
+        [int]$InitialRetryDelaySeconds = 30,
         [switch]$AllowFailure
     )
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function Invoke-MsStoreCommand {
         }
 
         if ($attempt -lt $Attempts) {
-            $delay = [Math]::Min(60, 10 * $attempt)
+            $delay = [Math]::Min(180, $InitialRetryDelaySeconds * $attempt)
             Write-Host "::warning::$Description failed with exit code $exitCode; retrying in $delay seconds."
             Start-Sleep -Seconds $delay
         }
@@ -52,21 +53,22 @@ function Remove-PendingStoreSubmission {
     Invoke-MsStoreCommand `
         -Description "Delete pending Microsoft Store submission" `
         -Arguments @("submission", "delete", $ProductId, "--no-confirm", "--verbose") `
+        -Attempts 2 `
         -AllowFailure | Out-Null
 }
 
 function Stage-StorePackage {
     Invoke-MsStoreCommand `
         -Description "Stage Microsoft Store package" `
         -Arguments @("publish", $PackagePath, "-id", $ProductId, "--noCommit", "--verbose") `
-        -Attempts 2 | Out-Null
+        -Attempts 4 | Out-Null
 }
 
 function Publish-StoreSubmission {
     Invoke-MsStoreCommand `
         -Description "Publish Microsoft Store submission" `
         -Arguments @("submission", "publish", $ProductId, "--verbose") `
-        -Attempts 2 | Out-Null
+        -Attempts 4 | Out-Null
 }
 
 function Get-StoreListingBlock {
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ function Update-StoreMetadata {
     $ok = Invoke-MsStoreCommand `
         -Description "Update Microsoft Store metadata" `
         -Arguments @("submission", "updateMetadata", $ProductId, $metadata, "--verbose") `
-        -Attempts 2 `
+        -Attempts 3 `
         -AllowFailure
 
     if ($ok) {