AIR 15 - iOS Apps Rejected - XCode 5.1.1 is now required

We've run into an issue with Apple no longer accepting apps compiled with Adobe AIR, due to a new requirement for the XCode version used:
As of September 9th 2014, all apps must be built using XCode 5.1.1 -- though Adobe AIR (including the newest version 15 released on the same date) compiles using XCode 5.0.2.
After submitting an AIR app to iTunes Connect yesterday, we received an email from iTunes stating that "This bundle is invalid" because it's using an older version of XCode that is no longer allowed for uploads. The full message reads:
Dear developer,
We have discovered one or more issues with your recent submission for "yourappnamehere". To process your submission, the following issues must be corrected:
This bundle is invalid - New apps and app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with public (GM) versions of Xcode 5.1.1 or higher and iOS 7 SDK. Do not submit apps built with beta software.
Once these issues have been corrected, use Xcode or Application Loader to upload a new binary to iTunes Connect. Choose the new binary on the app’s Details page in My Apps on iTunes Connect, and click Submit for Review.
Regards,
The App Store team
After compiling with both AIR 14 and AIR 15, I changed the extension from .ipa to .zip and unzipped the package to see what version it was using. Within the Info.plist file, it shows that AIR is using XCode 5.0.2 (DTXcode set to 0502, DTXcodeBuild set to 5A2005). The only version that is now allowed for uploads is XCode 5.1.1 (Build 5B1008).
As it stands now, all AIR-developed apps for iOS will be rejected, and cannot be published on the App Store. This goes for new apps as well as submitting updates for apps that are already live in the App Store.
I just submitted a report to the Adobe Bugbase about this as well, you can view it or vote on it here:
Bug#3821892 - AIR apps rejected for iOS - Not built using XCode 5.1.1

Hi,
We have a similar issue. Yesterday, September 24th 2014, I attempted to upload an application update and I received this error:
ERROR ITMS-9000: "Invalid Segment Alignment. This app does not have proper segment alignment and should be rebuilt with the latest version of Xcode. Please contact Developer Technical Support if you need further assistance." - The upload log is only a bit more verbose with "ErrorCode = 1102".
My first upload attempt binary was built with AIR 14.0 and iPhone SDK 7.1. (DTXcode == 0502)
After some Web search, I found this forum post, and also tried theses builds :
- AIR 15.0.0.274 and iPhone SDK 8.0 (DTXcode == 0600)
- AIR 14.0 and iPhone SDK 8.0 (DTXcode == 0502)
For all three attempts, I received the same error. I have not tested yet with AIR 15.0.0.274 and iPhone SDK 7.1, but i'm not sure its worth it...
I sent an assistance request to Apple, but I would like to know what is the Adobe status for iOS 8 support... I cannot find much info about this on the AIR 15 SDK page.
If anyone can bring some light on this, thanks in advance,

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