---
title: App Store Connect minimum SDK requirements update
authors: Szymon Dziedzic
published: April 27, 2026
categories: Product
---

[Starting on April 28, 2026 apps uploaded to App Store Connect must be built with Xcode 26 or later using an SDK for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, or watchOS 26.](https://developer.apple.com/news/upcoming-requirements/?id=02032026a)

If your project is on Expo SDK 54 or 55, you're already covered - the default EAS Build image for those SDKs uses Xcode 26, so no action is required.

If you use SDK 53 or lower, you can opt-in to using Xcode 26 for your builds by specifying `"image": "latest"` or `"image": "macos-sequoia-15.6-xcode-26.2"` in your [eas.json](https://docs.expo.dev/eas/json/#image-1) configuration file. However, not all SDK versions will be compatible with Xcode 26, and whether your app will be compatible or not depends in part on the libraries that it uses. We recommend [upgrading](https://docs.expo.dev/workflow/upgrading-expo-sdk-walkthrough/) to at least SDK 54.

<!-- eas.json -->
```json
{
  "build": {
    "production": {
      "ios": {
        "image": "macos-sequoia-15.6-xcode-26.2"
      }
    }
  }
}
```