Family Controls entitlement missing from Distribution Provisioning Profile — Archive fails for App Store

Hi,

I’m building an iOS app that uses FamilyControls to let users block distracting apps during study sessions. Everything works fine in Debug on a real device: the authorization request succeeds and app blocking works correctly.

The problem is when I try to create an Archive for App Store Connect. Xcode gives me this error:

“Provisioning profile ‘iOS Team Store Provisioning Profile: com.(ID)’ doesn’t include the com.apple.developer.family-controls entitlement.”

I also get a warning saying that my bundle identifier is using the development-only version of the Family Controls capability and that I should request access to the distribution version.

I’ve already added the Family Controls capability, enabled the required entitlements, and I’m using automatic signing. I also tried enabling the capability for my App ID in the Apple Developer portal, but it either doesn’t save or the distribution profile still doesn’t include the entitlement.

Does the Family Controls distribution entitlement require approval from Apple before it can be used in an App Store build? If so, where do I request it? Has anyone successfully published an app using FamilyControls and run into this issue?

Thanks.