Is review now required for every new App version? I couldn’t find this change in the Changelog

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Hi Pekky! :waving_hand:

Great catch, and thanks for taking the time to write this up — especially while updating your tutorial (we love seeing that! :purple_heart:).

Short answer: yes, this is intentional — and you’re right that we should have called it out more loudly in the Changelog. Sorry about that! :folded_hands:

Here’s the full picture:

:clipboard: What changed, and when

  • :white_check_mark: Yes — for apps that are already published, each new version now goes through a lightweight release review before it goes live. First-time app listings work exactly as before (one full review, then publish).
  • :spiral_calendar: This was introduced in 1.1.0-beta.124, together with self-serve developer activation. With developer signup now open to everyone in one click, per-version review is the counterweight that keeps the Store trustworthy for users — think of it as the same trade-off other app stores make. :shield:
  • :sweat_smile: It shipped behind a flag and was enabled shortly after — and that enablement didn’t get an explicit Changelog entry. That’s a documentation gap on our side. We’ll add it to the Changelog and update the publishing docs so the expected flow is spelled out clearly. Your tutorial deserves accurate ground truth!

:magnifying_glass_tilted_left: What it means for your release flow

  • Your existing live version and installed users are completely unaffected while a new version is in review — nothing is taken down, nothing changes for users. :person_in_lotus_position:
  • The CLI and developer console both show the version as “in release review”, so you always know where things stand.

:bug: And some fixes you’ll be happy about (shipped in 1.1.0-beta.129)

While polishing this flow we found and fixed a few rough edges:

  • :eyes: Pending version reviews were previously easy to miss in the review queue — which could make your update sit longer than it should. Fixed in beta.129: queued version reviews are now front-and-center for our review team, so turnaround should be noticeably faster.
  • :ship: A first-time approval could occasionally leave an app “approved but not live.” Fixed in beta.129 — what gets approved now reliably ships.
  • :person_running: The review-submission daily rate limit has been removed in beta.129 — if your version gets rejected and you fix it in five minutes, you can resubmit in five minutes.

Thanks again for flagging this — posts like yours directly make the docs better for every builder. If you hit anything odd in the review flow (or your update seems stuck), ping us here and we’ll take a look right away. Happy building! :rocket::sparkles: