Xcode Cloud Release Notes

November 20, 2024

  • Xcode 16.2 beta 3 (16C5023f) is now available on Xcode Cloud.

    • The CocoaPods dependency manager is pre-installed on build environments running Xcode 16.2 beta 3.
November 6, 2024
  • Xcode 16.2 beta 2 (16C5013f) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
Known issues
  • Test actions for visionOS are currently not supported on Xcode Cloud.
  • HelloGlobe visionOS sample project does not build in Xcode Cloud.

  • Xcode Cloud fails to install or launch the macOS test runner. (Feedback ID: 11302291)

    Workaround: Remove the Hardened Runtime from the Debug Configuration of your target settings, located in the Signing & Capabilities tab. Once you commit and push this change to your repository, the next build should run the tests.

  • Onboarding a product will fail if a developer team has no existing apps in App Store Connect.

    Workaround: Create an app record in App Store Connect first, then onboard your product in Xcode.

  • Some bundle IDs aren’t automatically registered when onboarding to Xcode Cloud.

    Workaround: In Xcode, Archive and Export your app for the App Store or manually register your bundle IDs in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.

November 5, 2024

  • The following Xcode and macOS versions are no longer supported on Xcode Cloud:

    • Xcode 14.3.1 (14E300c)
    • Xcode 14.2 (14C18)
    • Xcode 14.1 (14B47b)
    • Xcode 14.0.1 (14A400)
    • macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (c) (22F770820d)
    • macOS Ventura 13.3.1 (a) (22E772610a)
    • macOS Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68)
    • macOS Ventura 13.1 (22C65)
    • macOS Ventura 13.0.1 (22A400)
    • macOS Monterey 12.6.4 (21G503)
    • macOS Monterey 12.5.1 (21G83)
October 29, 2024
  • Xcode 16.1 (16B40) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
September 19, 2024
  • Xcode 16.1 beta 2 (16B5014f) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
September 16, 2024
  • Xcode 16 (16A242d) is now available on Xcode Cloud and includes SDKs for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15.
August 21, 2024
  • Xcode 16 beta 6 (16A5230g) and Xcode 16.1 beta (16B5001e) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
August 6, 2024
  • Xcode 16 beta 5 (16A5221g) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
July 23, 2024
  • Xcode 16 beta 4 (16A5211f) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
July 8, 2024
  • Xcode 16 beta 3 (16A5202i) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
Resolved issue
  • Xcode Cloud supports exporting for development distribution with Xcode 16 beta 3 (16A5202i).
June 25, 2024
  • Xcode 16 beta 2 (16A5171r) and macOS Sequoia 15 beta 2 (24A5279h) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
Known issue
  • Xcode Cloud does not support exporting for development distribution with Xcode 16 beta (16A5171c) and Xcode 16 beta 2 (16A5171r).
June 10, 2024
  • Xcode 16 beta (16A5171c) and macOS Sequoia 15 beta (24A5264n) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
  • The Xcode Cloud test report displays new metadata "traits" from the Swift Testing framework.
  • The Xcode Cloud test report in Xcode will now include a Coverage section for builds where coverage data is available.
May 13, 2024
  • Xcode 15.4 (15F31d) is now available on Xcode Cloud
March 5, 2024
  • Xcode 15.3 (15E204a) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
February 27, 2024
  • Xcode 15.3 RC (15E5202a) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
  • Xcode Cloud Custom Aliases: Custom aliases let you set up and manage centralized Xcode and macOS configurations, then apply them to multiple workflows. Learn about Custom Aliases.
January 30, 2024
  • Xcode 15.3 beta (15E5178i) and macOS Sonoma 14.4 beta (23E5180j) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
January 11, 2024
  • Xcode 15.2 (15C500b) is now available on Xcode Cloud, and includes SDKs for iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, and visionOS.
December 7, 2023
  • Starting January 2024, 25 compute hours per month on Xcode Cloud are included as part of Apple Developer Program membership.
December 6, 2023
  • Xcode 15.1 RC (15C65) is now available on Xcode Cloud, and includes SDKs for iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.2. To build for visionOS, continue to use Xcode 15.1 beta 3.
November 15, 2023
  • Xcode 15.1 beta 3 (15C5059c) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
November 1, 2023

  • The following Xcode and macOS versions are no longer supported on Xcode Cloud:

    • Xcode 13.4.1 (13F100)
    • Xcode 13.3.1 (13E500a)
    • Xcode 13.2.1 (13C100)
    • Xcode 13.1 (13A1030d)
    • Xcode 13 (13A233)
    • macOS Monterey 12.4 (21F79)
    • macOS Monterey 12.3.1 (21E258)
    • macOS Monterey 12.2.1 (21D62)
    • macOS Monterey 12.1 (21C52)
    • macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (21A559)
October 26, 2023
  • Xcode 15.1 beta 2 (15C5042i) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
  • Xcode now supports configuring a new Manual start condition in Xcode Cloud workflows.
October 3, 2023
  • Xcode 15.1 beta (15C5028h) is now available on Xcode Cloud, and includes SDKs for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14, and visionOS beta 4.
September 12, 2023
  • Xcode 15 RC (15A240d) is now available on Xcode Cloud, and includes SDKs for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma. To build for visionOS, continue to use Xcode 15 beta 8.
August 29, 2023
  • Xcode 15 beta 8 (15A5229m) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
August 24, 2023
  • Xcode 15 beta 7 (15A5229h) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
Resolved issues
  • Fixed an issue where code signing was failing on Xcode 15 beta releases and macOS Sonoma beta releases. (Feedback ID: 12905281)
  • Fixed a bug that allowed setting a custom environment variable prefixed with "CI_" in a workflow.
August 8, 2023
  • Xcode 15 beta 6 (15A5219j) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
July 26, 2023
  • macOS Ventura 13.5 (22G74) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
July 25, 2023
  • Xcode 15 beta 5 (15A5209g) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
Resolved issue
  • Fixed: An “Editor cannot be opened” dialog may show immediately after onboarding a new product to Xcode Cloud.
July 11, 2023
  • Xcode 15 beta 4 (15A5195m) and macOS Ventura 13.5 beta 5 (22G5072a) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
Resolved issue
  • Fixed: visionOS Products may not show up in Xcode Cloud onboarding screens from within Xcode.
Known issue

  • An “Editor cannot be opened” dialog may show immediately after onboarding a new product to Xcode Cloud.

    Workaround: Dismiss the dialog.

July 5, 2023
  • Xcode 15 beta 3 (15A5195k) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
Known issues

  • visionOS Products may not show up in Xcode Cloud onboarding screens from within Xcode.

    Workaround: Onboard a multi-platform app and add the visionOS workflow after.

June 27, 2023
  • macOS Ventura 13.5 beta 4 (22G5059d) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
June 22, 2023
  • macOS Sonoma 14 beta 2 (23A5276g) and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (22F82) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
June 21, 2023
  • Xcode 15 beta 2 (15A5161b) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
  • Xcode Cloud now supports building visionOS apps.
Resolved issues
  • Fixed an issue that prevented certain usernames in SSH formatted repository URLs from being used to onboard to Xcode Cloud. This affected GitHub repositories that required an "org-" prefix in their usernames. (Feedback ID: 12220446)
  • Fixed: Connecting Slack may not complete successfully when using Xcode’s UI to connect.
June 16, 2023
  • macOS Ventura 13.5 beta 3 (22G5048d) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Xcode Cloud Frameworks from appearing in App Store Connect. (Feedback ID: 12041411)
June 5, 2023

  • Xcode 15 beta (15A5160n) and macOS Sonoma 14 Beta (23A5257q) are now available on Xcode Cloud.

  • Xcode Cloud operations have been moved into a new combined “Integrate” menu replacing the “Source Control” menu.

  • Xcode now supports a new Notarize Post-Action in Xcode Cloud workflows for macOS products. (Feedback IDs: 10162550, 9157684, 9961116).

  • Xcode Cloud now supports setting TestFlight “What to test” notes during a build. (Feedback IDs: 10296023, 9832283, 11894872, 10017429, 9690047, 9788440, 9384790, 11864946, 11979327, 12192998, 9224722, 10123585, 9224697)
    How to include TestFlight “What to test“ notes

  • Xcode Cloud test actions running on Xcode 15 or newer now use the new *.xctestproducts test bundle format. This is a new test product format that makes it easier to transport test bundles between systems. CI scripts can use the CI_TEST_PRODUCTS_PATH environment variable to determine which test product format is being generated/used for a test action. If the test action is using the new format, the path ends with .xctestproducts.
Known issue

  • Connecting Slack may not complete successfully when using Xcode’s UI to connect.

    Workaround: Connect Slack from Xcode Cloud’s web UI.

June 1, 2023
  • Xcode 14.3.1 (14E300c) and macOS Ventura 13.5 beta 2 (22G5038d) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
May 26, 2023
  • macOS Ventura 13.5 beta (22G5027e) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
May 11, 2023
  • macOS Ventura 13.4 RC (22F62) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
April 24, 2023
  • macOS Ventura 13.4 beta 2 (22F5037d) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
April 11, 2023
Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue with onboarding when using an on-premise Bitbucket Server.
March 29, 2023
  • macOS Ventura 13.4 Beta (22F5027f) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
March 27, 2023
  • Xcode 14.3 RC2 (14E222b) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
March 21, 2023
  • Xcode 14.3 RC (14E222a) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
March 1, 2023
  • Xcode 14.3 Beta 2 (14E5207e) and macOS Ventura 13.3 Beta 2 (22E5230e) are now available on Xcode Cloud.
February 17, 2023
  • The following macOS versions are now available on Xcode Cloud:
    • macOS Ventura 13.3 Beta (22E5219b)
    • macOS Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68)
    • macOS Monterey 12.6.4 (21G503)
February 16, 2023
  • Xcode 14.3 Beta (14E5197f) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
February 10, 2023
Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue where deploying builds through TestFlight would fail if a build had a build number (CFBundleVersion) that was lower than an already uploaded and deployed build. (Feedback ID: 9948177)
February 1, 2023
  • macOS Monterey 12.6.3 (21G419) is now available on Xcode Cloud.
January 6, 2023
Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue where custom scripts would not run in a test action if the workflow was also configured to do a TestFlight deployment. (Feedback ID: 11358722)
December 12, 2022
Resolved issue
  • Fixed: Xcode Cloud TestFlight post-action step failing with “ITMS-90334: Invalid Code Signature Identifier” for Swift Package. (Feedback ID: 9682534)
October 18, 2022
Known issue

  • Xcode Cloud TestFlight Post-Action Step Failing with “ITMS-90334: Invalid Code Signature Identifier” for Swift Package. (Feedback ID: 9682534)

    Workaround: Avoid LibraryType dynamic linkage in Swift Packages by reducing the reliance on each package to a single target, and refactoring your target structure if necessary.

October 6, 2022
Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue where Xcode Cloud loops to homepage when saving information on Post-Action section in Xcode Cloud tab of App Store Connect, users may have to sign out of App Store Connect and sign in again.
September 14, 2022

(Xcode 14.1 Beta)

Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue where tooltip fails to appear for the commit message.
September 12, 2022

(Xcode 14)

Resolved issues
  • Fixed: Xcode Cloud may take up to 20 minutes to synchronize the signing status of the Program License Agreement once a team has signed the agreement.
  • Fixed an issue where Xcode Desktop UI couldn’t access Xcode Cloud. (Feedback ID: 11390325)
August 24, 2022
Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue with Homebrew permission required to run brew install. (Feedback ID: 11350583)
August 8, 2022

(Xcode 14 Beta 5)

Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue where an incorrect error would be displayed when attempting onboarding without selecting a team.
July 27, 2022

(Xcode 14 Beta 4)

Resolved issues
  • Fixed an issue where Xcode Cloud failed to recognize an already connected Slack workspace.
  • Fixed an issue where test destinations weren’t appearing on the Xcode Cloud workflow editor test action.
  • Fixed an issue where an authentication error was incorrectly displayed as a networking error.
June 6, 2022

(Xcode 14 Beta)
  • Xcode Cloud is now available to all Apple Developer Program members.
  • A team-focused Usage Overview is now in the Usage Dashboard of App Store Connect.

Resolved issue
  • Fixed an issue where the system adds duplicated default test destinations to test action.
Known issue
  • Xcode Cloud may take up to 20 minutes to synchronize the signing status of the Program License Agreement once a team has signed the agreement. After signing the agreement, please wait up to 20 minutes before onboarding a project.
May 16, 2022
Resolved issue
  • Developers who are members of multiple teams can select a specific team when onboarding their project.
March 14, 2022
  • Added the ability to rebuild a project from the editor menu and the build report.
Resolved issues
  • Various bug fixes and improvements in the following areas: onboarding, Workflow Editor, Build Report, and Xcode Cloud Navigator.
  • Onboarding a product will fail if the your Apple Account doesn’t use two-factor authentication. Make sure to set up two-factor authentication for your Apple Account.
  • The sidebar now displays an error message when in a failure state.
  • Various performance and reliability enhancements.
January 25, 2022
  • Added team, product, and workflow usage in App Store Connect for a given time period.
October 26, 2021
  • Xcode Cloud App Store Connect API provides more flexible integration of Xcode Cloud into your workflow — including support for things like accessing Xcode Cloud data to create dashboards and automating the management of your Xcode Cloud Workflows.
    Get started with the App Store Connect API
  • You can now set custom build numbers for existing Mac apps in Xcode Cloud.
    Learn about Build Numbers
  • Workflows can now also have multiple start conditions, allowing your Xcode Cloud workflows to be more versatile for different stages of your development workflow.
    Learn about Start Conditions