From eef324936d799c5e1b1f603161d3c8b318d3c35e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Ramos <jordan.ramos@spectrum.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 12:57:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix pipeline: mark verify-staging as optional dependency for
 deploy-production

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 797fc01..dc2d85f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ deploy-production:
   needs:
     - build-frontend
     - test-backend
-    - verify-staging
+    - job: verify-staging
+      optional: true
 
 # =============================================================================
 # STAGE 6: Post-deploy verification