App Store Connect upload errorITMS-90062: the version must be higher than the approved one

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Why the version is rejected, and the fix

1. 01

   The version was already approved

   “In the New Version dialog, enter an incremental App Store version number, then click Create.” App Store Connect Help, Create a new version

   Once a version has been approved, every later upload needs a higher one. Pick the next number, such as 1.2.1, and use it in Xcode and in App Store Connect.

2. 02

   The version string format also matters

   “The required format is three period-separated integers, such as 10.14.1. The string can only contain numeric characters (0-9) and periods.” Apple Developer, CFBundleShortVersionString

   Apple compares the numbers in order, so 1.10.0 is higher than 1.9.0, not lower. Letters, a v prefix or a suffix such as -beta don’t belong in this field and cause upload errors of their own.

3. 03

   Flutter or CI sets the version, not Xcode

   “In iOS, build-name uses CFBundleShortVersionString while build-number uses CFBundleVersion.” Flutter docs, Build and release an iOS app

   In a Flutter app the pubspec version feeds both numbers, so a change made only in Xcode is overwritten on the next build. Raise it in pubspec.yaml, or pass it on the build command in CI.

   # pubspec.yaml: version is build-name, after + is build-number
   version: 1.2.1+42
   
   # or set both on the command line
   flutter build ipa --build-name=1.2.1 --build-number=42

4. 04

   A native project has a typed-in number

   In a native iOS project, a fixed value in Info.plist means Xcode’s Marketing Version setting never reaches the build. Point the keys at the build settings below. In a Flutter project, use $(FLUTTER_BUILD_NAME) and $(FLUTTER_BUILD_NUMBER) instead, so the pubspec version reaches the build.

   <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
   <string>$(MARKETING_VERSION)</string>
   <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
   <string>$(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION)</string>

5. 05

   Raise the build number as well

   “In Xcode, increment the build string before you upload your build to App Store Connect, as described in Set the version number and build string.” App Store Connect Help, Create a new version

   The build number is separate from the version. A new version can restart it, but uploading the same version again needs a new build number, so raising both avoids a second rejection.

Checked against the vendor’s docs on November 9, 2026: Apple Developer: CFBundleShortVersionString; Apple Developer: CFBundleVersion; App Store Connect Help: Create a new version; Flutter docs: Build and release an iOS app.

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