Something went wrong error when merging a Pull Request

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Summary

Merge failed "Something went wrong" error appears in Bitbucket UI when user perfrom the merge operation on a Pull Request.

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Cause

There could be a .lock file on the repository target branch causing merge to fail.

Solution

Get in touch with our support at https://support.atlassian.com/contact/ and ask them to remove the lock file from the target branch of the Pull request.

Updated on April 24, 2025

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