Not able to 'create merge commit' from vscode

Question

Hello,

I am getting the below error when trying to attempt merge commit from VS Code:

Unable to merge pull request. GraphQL error: Something went wrong while executing your query. Please include `AC28:16CED9:12EDD3E:1494EB6:65E4B6EA` when reporting this issue.

Can you pls assist?

Steps to reproduce on my laptop:

1. Create a branch :

git checkout -b "my_feature_branch"

2. Make changes to my files.
3. From the vscode, I click on the git extension so as to add a custom message and do a 'commit and push'.
4. As soon as I do it, I get a prompt like:

"The branch is not available at the remote, would you like to publish it?"

I click yes.

5. Given my repo settings, it needs to be approved by a different reviewer.
6. Once its approved by the approver, I refresh my screen so as to action upon on the create merge commit button.
7. As soon as I click on 'create merge commit' I get the said error.

Regards,

Madhup