Hi @blueman ,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!
A fix for this issue has been deployed by the Microsoft Store team.
Please update your VS to the latest version 17.10.3, sign out and sign into VS.
Then, restart your VS and try Publish again.
Sincerely,
Anna
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