Publishing blocked by persistence error despite no persistable data usage

Summary

Getting “Verse persistable data is not backward compatible with current active version” error when trying to publish map updates, despite not using any persistable data in my project. This error started occurring recently and is preventing me from publishing any updates to my map.

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Publishing

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Have a published map that does NOT use Verse persistable data
  2. Make any modifications to the map
  3. Attempt to publish an update
  4. Error occurs: “Verse persistable data is not backward compatible with current active version”

Expected Result

Map should publish successfully since no persistable data is being used.

Observed Result

Publishing fails with persistence backward compatibility error, even though the map contains no persistence code.

Platform(s)

Creator portal

Island Code

5177-7025-9987

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Additional Notes

Could you please investigate this issue? This appears to be a false positive in the backward compatibility check system that’s affecting maps without any persistence code.