PR description reset if branch push fails

[pl4nty]

Type: Bug

1. Open the PR creation tab when a pull request template is active
2. Spent 30 minutes writing a PR description
3. Click "Create"
4. If the push fails, eg an amended commit that needs --force, the PR description is reset to the template
5. (optional) Be disappointed that you lost half an hour of work

Extension version: 0.136.0
VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.117.0-insider (a947515f451bf0cacc13cb3bc8f38016c3587bd8, 2026-04-17T21:17:44Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
Connection to 'dev-container+7b227265706f7369746f727950617468223a2268747470733a2f2f6465762e617a7572652e636f6d2f646576696369652f446576696369652d436f72652f5f6769742f446576696369652d436f72652d53797374656d2d5265706f222c22766f6c756d654e616d65223a227673632d72656d6f74652d636f6e7461696e657273222c22666f6c646572223a22446576696369652d436f72652d53797374656d2d5265706f222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d2c22696e7370656374566f6c756d65223a66616c73657d' could not be established
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Connection to 'dev-container+7b227265706f7369746f727950617468223a2268747470733a2f2f6769746875622e636f6d2f646576696369652f6167656e742d706c7567696e732e6769742f747265652f6d61696e222c22766f6c756d654e616d65223a226167656e742d706c7567696e732d6d61696e2d66353131636164656362653730356463333463633838396132376136316137346463393836656633666465613232616334346339663966393230333230656239222c22666f6c646572223a226167656e742d706c7567696e73222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d2c22696e7370656374566f6c756d65223a66616c73657d' could not be established

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 258V (8 x 3302)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x64a0 [Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.101.8508 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8246 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.52GB (5.16GB free)
Process Argv	-n --crash-reporter-id cdceb5d0-5319-4bb6-9d04-d58dba19bd3f
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Connection to 'dev-container+7b227265706f7369746f727950617468223a2268747470733a2f2f6465762e617a7572652e636f6d2f646576696369652f446576696369652d436f72652f5f6769742f446576696369652d436f72652d53797374656d2d5265706f222c22766f6c756d654e616d65223a227673632d72656d6f74652d636f6e7461696e657273222c22666f6c646572223a22446576696369652d436f72652d53797374656d2d5265706f222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d2c22696e7370656374566f6c756d65223a66616c73657d' could not be established

Item	Value
Remote	Dev Container: Devicie Base Dev Container - Python @ desktop-linux
OS	Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 258V (8 x 0)
Memory (System)	15.38GB (9.13GB free)
VM	0%

Connection to 'dev-container+7b227265706f7369746f727950617468223a2268747470733a2f2f6769746875622e636f6d2f646576696369652f6167656e742d706c7567696e732e6769742f747265652f6d61696e222c22766f6c756d654e616d65223a226167656e742d706c7567696e732d6d61696e2d66353131636164656362653730356463333463633838396132376136316137346463393836656633666465613232616334346339663966393230333230656239222c22666f6c646572223a226167656e742d706c7567696e73222c2273657474696e6773223a7b22636f6e74657874223a226465736b746f702d6c696e7578227d2c22696e7370656374566f6c756d65223a66616c73657d' could not be established

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