Shopify CLI 4.0: SemVer, auto-updates, removing deprecated flags and commands
DeprecationUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
The release of Shopify CLI 4.0 today brings clarity to CLI versioning, the introduction of automatic updates, and the announced removal of the deprecated --force flag from shopify app deploy . Semantic Versioning Shopify CLI is now following semantic versioning practices.
Topics: Data integration, Observability, Developer tools
More Shopify developer platform releases
Every Shopify developer platform release| Date | Release | Type |
|---|---|---|
| May 20 | Feature preview: Customer account improvementsunverified Preview | Preview |
| May 20 | Shop Minis March April 2026 updateunverified Update | Update |
| May 20 | Expiring offline access tokens required for all public apps as of January 1, 2027unverified Update | Update |
| May 20 | Removing deprecated PRIVATE and PUBLIC_READ enums on metaobject definitionsunverified Deprecation | Deprecation |
| May 18 | `shippingLine` field added to `FulfillmentOrderLineItem`unverified Update | Update |
| May 27 | Next Generation Events now available in developer previewunverified Preview | Preview |
| May 15 | New `checkoutToken` field added to the `Order` objectunverified Update | Update |
| May 28 | Customize /llms.txt, /llms-full.txt and /agents.mdunverified Update | Update |
Also shipped on May 21, 2026
Shopify in May 2026| Date | Company | Release | Product | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 |  Cloudflare | Billing - Modernized Billing Profile with new payment optionsunverified | Cloudflare developer platform | Pricing |
| May 21 |  Netlify | Build Plugins: End of support for Node.js 18 + Node.js 20unverified | Netlify | Deprecation |
| May 21 |  Sentry | AI Conversations Now in Open Betaunverified | Sentry | Beta |
| May 21 |  Black Forest Labs | FLUX Erase , Remove Anything, Leave No Traceunverified | FLUX API | Update |
| May 21 | Black Forest Labs | Key Featuresunverified | FLUX API | Update |
| May 21 | Black Forest Labs | Endpointunverified | FLUX API | Update |
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