Upcoming stack changes for Xcode 14 and 15

Upcoming stack changes for Xcode 14 and 15

Feb 23, 2024

According to our stack update policy release of Xcode 15 GA means we’ll be transitioning our current Edge stacks to the matching Stable stacks. This could present breaking changes for some workflows.

Ruby #

The default version doesn’t change effectively (still 3.2.2), but it’s set as 3.2. It’s a special alias version that always points to the latest available patch version of Ruby 3.2.x. We recommend declaring one of the major.minor version aliases in workflows to ensure it remains functional even if the patch version is updated with the latest fixes.

  • 3.1.0 and 3.1.3 replaced by 3.1.4
  • 3.2.1 replaced by 3.2.2

An overview of Ruby versions across all Bitrise stacks is available here. We also offer a guide for defining tool versions for reliable builds.

Node.js #

The default version changes from 16.19.1 to 18. It’s a special alias version that always points to the latest available patch version of Node 18.x.y. We recommend declaring one of the major version aliases in workflows to ensure it remains functional even if the patch version is updated with the latest fixes.

  • Added: 20.x
  • Removed: 12.22.9 (no longer maintained, security support ended)
  • Removed: 16.19.1 (no longer maintained, security support ended)
  • Removed: 19.8.1 (superseded by Node 20, security support ended)

Go #

The default version changes from 1.20.2 to 1.21. This is a special alias version that always points to the latest installed patch version of 1.21.x. We recommend declaring one of the major.minor version aliases in workflows to ensure it remains functional even if the patch version is updated with the latest fixes.

  • Added: 1.20
  • Added: 1.21
  • Removed: 1.18.10 (no longer supported)

Apple simulator runtimes #

Every Xcode stack contains a few additional (older) simulator runtimes preinstalled. This list is not changing for existing Xcode 14 stacks. For Xcode 15, these simulator runtimes are preinstalled:

  • iOS 17.0
  • iOS 16.4
  • iOS 15.5
  • watchOS 10.0
  • watchOS 9.4
  • tvOS 17.0
  • visionOS 1.0

The Xcode Test step targets the latest iOS version by default. You can change its “Destination” input to one of the above.

Calendar Feb 23, 2024