common.py

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def wait_until_merge_status_is_set(project: Project, mr: MergeRequest):
     """Periodically query MR until GitLab has checked its merge status"""
     print("Waiting until merge status has been checked", end="", flush=True)
     unchecked_states = ["unchecked", "checking", "cannot_be_merged_recheck"]
+    mr = project.mergerequests.get(mr.iid, retry_transient_errors=True)
     while mr.merge_status in unchecked_states:
         print(".", end="", flush=True)
         time.sleep(1)

package_release.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import alphaplan_fwr
 
 def md5(fname):
     hash_md5 = hashlib.md5()
-    with open(fname, "rb", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    with open(fname, "rb", encoding=None) as f:
         for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b""):
             hash_md5.update(chunk)
     return hash_md5.hexdigest()