STATE_ERROR.SUBSCRIPTION_SUBMISSION_REQUIRES_GROUP_VERSION blocking first subscription submission

Hi all,

Trying to submit my first-ever auto-renewable subscription (Pro Monthly) together with my app version (1.0.2, App ID 6789196311). App Store Connect's Draft Submission UI just shows the generic error:

"There are errors with one or more of your items. To fix them, you need to remove the items and add them again to your submission."

Removing and re-adding the subscription (tried multiple browsers, multiple review screenshot sizes/formats) does not fix it.

Inspecting the actual API response via DevTools Network tab, the real error is:

STATE_ERROR.ENTITY_STATE_INVALID "subscriptionVersions with id '...' is not in valid state."

Associated error: STATE_ERROR.SUBSCRIPTION_SUBMISSION_REQUIRES_GROUP_VERSION "A subscription must be submitted with its subscription group version when the group has no prior approved version."

This is the first subscription ever in this subscription group, so the group has no prior approved version — which matches the error message. But there's no visible UI option anywhere in App Store Connect to create or attach a subscription group version to the draft submission.

Has anyone hit this exact error and found a fix? I found one similar thread where someone got STATE_ERROR.ALREADY_EXISTS when trying to create a group version via the API (an "inflight" version already existed), and then SUBSCRIPTION_GROUP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED when trying to attach that existing version, because it was in an "older format." Wondering if this is a known backend issue.

Already ruled out: Paid Applications Agreement (Active), banking/tax info (Active), screenshot format (RGB, no alpha, multiple official sizes tried).

Any help appreciated — also filed a formal Contact Us case for this (App, Build and Version Management).

Thanks!

Did you add the build, the subscription group and the individual subscription products to the submission?

STATE_ERROR.SUBSCRIPTION_SUBMISSION_REQUIRES_GROUP_VERSION blocking first subscription submission
 
 
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