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title: "App Store Connect: “Version” Is a Label You Control"
description: "The **Version** field (below support URL) in App Store Connect is a free-text label. You can enter anything you like—not just a version number. For example: - `1.3 App Store data fully localized` - `This version has a black background` - `My…"
url: "https://support.inmood.ch/handbook/app-store-connect-version-is-a-label-you-control/"
updated: "2026-10-17"
category: App Store Connect Tips
---

# App Store Connect: “Version” Is a Label You Control

The **Version** field (below support URL) in App Store Connect is a free-text label. You can enter anything you like—not just a version number.

For example:

- `1.3 App Store data fully localized`
- `This version has a black background`
- `My first release`

This field is separate from the **version and build numbers embedded in your uploaded build**, which appear in the **Build** section.

If your app supports both **iOS and macOS**, their Version labels do not need to match—even when the uploaded builds use identical version and build numbers. Give each platform release a label that makes sense for it.

![](https://support.inmood.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-2.png)

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When I created my first projects for both macOS and iOS, I assumed these Version labels had to stay “in sync.” They don’t. I use them simply to keep track of each platform’s release. The sidebar starts with a single version entry. After that version is released, it remains the only entry until you add a new version. You then see two entries: the published version and the upcoming release. Once the new version is released, it replaces the previous published entry, leaving just one entry again.

![](https://support.inmood.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-5.png)