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**Recent Shopify CLI & tooling updates** - **4.0.0 (May 2026)** – Adopted Semantic Versioning, added automatic self‑updates, and removed the deprecated `--force` flag from `shopify app deploy`【3】【5】【8】. - **4.3.0 (Jun 2026)** – Introduced a set of new features (details in the release notes)【6】. - **4.5.0 (Jul 2026)** – Added further improvements and bug fixes as outlined in its release notes【4】. - **4.7.0 (Aug 2026)** – Added new CLI commands for creating and deleting development stores, profiling app functions, updating Javy and function‑runner, and several other enhancements【2】. - **4.8.0 (Sep 2026)** – Brought additional features and refinements to the CLI【7】. These releases collectively modernize the CLI workflow, streamline development‑store management, and improve developer experience.