Apple clarifies upcoming minimum SDK version requirements
App Store submissions would have to use new Xcode
Starting April 28, 2026 Apple will require Xcode 26 to submit apps to App Store.
Starting April 28, 2026, apps and games uploaded to App Store Connect need to meet the following minimum requirements:
iOS and iPadOS apps must be built with the iOS 26 & iPadOS 26 SDK or later
tvOS apps must be built with the tvOS 26 SDK or later
visionOS apps must be built with the visionOS 26 SDK or later
watchOS apps must be built with the watchOS 26 SDK or later
Apple Developer: Upcoming SDK minimum requirements
Because Apple will restrict App Store submissions to iOS 26 starting April 28, it’s time to act.
If your framework is built with Swift Package Manager, you should update swift-tools-version to 6.2 in your Package.swift files. This will reduce maintenance costs, such as the need to test builds with Swift versions that will not be used by Xcode toolchains not supported by the App Store.
This applies to:
- app frameworks,
- third-party frameworks, especially those used in client apps submitted to the App Store and not used in other domains.