Both shopify app deploy and shopify app dev fail immediately with: ╭─ error ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ │ │ Validation error in shopify.app.<config>.toml: …

+1, same problem happened for us. It’s frustrating why unstable Developer preview key has been made mandatory for all apps

Hey folks! Closing the loop here: we’ve released a fix, and the issue is now resolved. Thank you for your patience!

[events]: Required error on shopify app deploy/dev

Luke August 24, 2026, 9:06am 3

There is already a thread open on this, closing.

Topic		Replies	Views
"shopify app deploy" suddenly requires [events] in shopify.app.toml, even though we don't use Events and docs say it's still developer preview Extensions customer-account-ext , theme-app-extension	1	151	August 24, 2026
Validation error — [events] required Extensions theme-app-extension	11	350	August 24, 2026
App config validation requires [events] and subscriptions even when my app doesnt use Events Extensions theme-app-extension	2	171	August 24, 2026
[events]: Required when running shopify app dev on an existing public app Extensions theme-app-extension	1	135	August 24, 2026
Shopify CLI 4.7.0 requires [events] and [[events.subscription]] even when app does not use Events API Webhooks and Events configuring , troubleshooting	2	218	August 24, 2026