That's correct, only Arch "Package Maintainers" can force push. Demir was correct to reach out on the mailing list.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Package_Maintainers

On Fri, Aug 29, 2025, 3:49 PM Aaron Liu <aaronliu0130@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey,

The last time I tried to force push something to the AUR, the AUR
rejected it. I don't think you can force push to the AUR.

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