From 3f00f4c9415632a9ca3550caa520fb1e3c22c3c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Ramos <jordan.ramos@spectrum.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 13:02:12 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix pipeline: remove verify-staging from deploy-production
 needs (manual gate is sufficient)

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dc2d85f..1944c27 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ deploy-production:
   needs:
     - build-frontend
     - test-backend
-    - job: verify-staging
-      optional: true
 
 # =============================================================================
 # STAGE 6: Post-deploy verification