App Store Connect CLI 5.6.0 ships with streamlined screenshots, signing and CI keychain updates

The open-source project App Store Connect CLI (7.4k stars) released version 5.6.0 with a batch of practical updates around iOS release and TestFlight automation, introduced by author @rudrank across multiple posts.

Confirmed

• Screenshot upload greatly simplified: uploading screenshots per language used to require painstakingly finding localization IDs first; now a single command (asc screenshots upload --app APPID --version 1…) handles uploads by language, and localizations list now shows IDs directly.
• New keychain management command group designed for CI: asc signing keychain unlock --keychain PATH --keychain-password-file PATH, with subcommands including list, lock, and set.
• Enhanced signing asset management: asc signing fetch --bundle-id <URL> --profile-type IOSAPPSTORE --match-extensions … can grab signing assets for the app and its extensions in one go.
• Expired provisioning profiles are automatically skipped; --delete-stale-profiles --dry-run previews cleanup, and asc profiles list --stale-only lists them first; idempotency parameters for signing commands have also been greatly expanded.
• Multiple fixes: metadata push no longer plans deletion of all app-info locales when the app-info/ directory is missing; manual Xcode exports are now compatible with asc.

Why it matters

For iOS teams relying on CI/CD, these updates script and make idempotent error-prone steps like screenshot upload, signing keychains, and profile cleanup, reducing manual intervention and misoperation risks in the release pipeline and further cementing the tool's open-source standing in iOS release automation.

2026-09-26 ~ 2026-09-26 · 7 related posts

• [source] App Store Connect CLI 5.6.0 ships one-command screenshot uploads and smarter signing — rudrank · 2026-09-26
• asc CLI fetches signing profiles for apps and extensions in one run — rudrank · 2026-09-26
• asc CLI can now clean stale profiles and fetch signing assets for extensions — rudrank · 2026-09-26
• [source] asc CLI adds dedicated signing keychain management for CI pipelines — rudrank · 2026-09-26
• asc CLI fixes metadata push locale deletion and Xcode export profile issues — rudrank · 2026-09-26
• [source] asc CLI 5.6.0 changelog: stale profile cleanup, keychain management, idempotent flags — rudrank · 2026-09-26

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