Sitemap lists a non-canonical URL

MediumNeeds reviewSitemapsSite-wide checksitemap_url_non_canonical

What this means

The listed URL names a different address as its canonical. A sitemap should carry the version you want indexed, so listing the duplicate sends Google to the copy rather than the original.

How to fix it

List the canonical URL instead. Where a URL is canonicalised elsewhere, it usually should not appear in the sitemap at all.

Fix effort

This check needs review: the change can be drafted for you, but a person has to approve the wording or choose the target before it ships.

Authoritative source

https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/consolidate-duplicate-urls

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