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Track customer-facing product improvements, security outcomes, and compliance reporting updates across VAT Engine.

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Latest release
3.6.506
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Releases tracked
392
Since January 2026
Logged changes
1225
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3.6.310August 3, 2026

Shopify Reconnect Returns Reliably

1 change
Fix1 item
  • Shopify reconnect and account-link actions now retain the correct App Home return destination in hosted environments.
3.6.309August 3, 2026

Shopify App Home Actions Recover Consistently

2 changes
Fix2 items
  • Shopify App Home can now recover one interrupted session consistently when starting sync work, disconnecting a store, or repairing webhook subscriptions.
  • Authorization errors remain private and are not stored by browsers or shared caches.
3.6.308August 3, 2026

Shopify Setup Refresh Preserves Your Work

2 changes
Fix2 items
  • Shopify Setup now waits for the latest store connection status before refreshing source choices and tax defaults.
  • Unsaved tax-default edits remain preserved during reconnect, with saving paused until the Shopify connection is healthy again.
3.6.307August 3, 2026

Shopify App Home Session Recovery Is Quieter

2 changes
Fix2 items
  • Shopify App Home retries one interrupted embedded session with a fresh Shopify authorization token.
  • Setup details now wait for a healthy store connection instead of showing repeated connection-conflict errors during recovery.
3.6.306August 3, 2026

Shopify App Home Starts Reliably

3 changes
Fix3 items
  • Shopify App Home now initializes its Shopify interface before making authenticated setup and recovery requests.
  • Ordinary VAT Engine pages remain isolated from the embedded Shopify interface runtime.
  • Missing VAT Engine pages now retain the branded navigation back to the home page.
3.6.305August 2, 2026

Shopify Account Linking Is More Reliable

5 changes
Fix5 items
  • Shopify account linking and reconnect actions now open correctly when VAT Engine is accessed through its configured public address.
  • Account linking now uses a first-party confirmation step without allowing a copied link to authorize another browser.
  • Temporary account-link service interruptions now ask merchants to retry instead of incorrectly reporting that the authorization has expired.
  • After signing in, merchants return to the pending Shopify account-link confirmation instead of losing their progress.
  • Authorization destinations continue to be validated before the account-link flow can leave App Home.
3.6.304August 2, 2026

Shopify App Home Loads More Reliably

4 changes
Fix4 items
  • Shopify App Home no longer shows a browser hydration warning while loading its embedded interface.
  • Completed setup steps remain expandable, and account-link errors expose a clearer page heading for assistive technology.
  • Release checks now detect a broader set of embedded-interface loading errors before an App Home update is approved.
  • Setup checks now ignore collapsed or hidden source and tax-default controls; development-store validation confirms the merchant-visible actions remain available.
3.6.303August 2, 2026

Shopify Activity Details Are Easier to Scan

2 changes
Improvement2 items
  • Background reconciliation schedules now include readable spacing between hours, minutes, and seconds.
  • Expandable Shopify activity sections now show a directional arrow that changes when details are opened.
3.6.302August 2, 2026

Shopify App Home Is Easier to Navigate and Read

2 changes
Improvement2 items
  • Shopify App Home setup steps and actions now adapt more clearly to narrow screens and enlarged browser text.
  • Keyboard navigation, loading updates, account-link messages, and recovery actions now provide clearer feedback for assistive technology users.
3.6.301August 2, 2026

Shopify Connections Keep One Reviewed Security Path

2 changes
Security2 items
  • Shopify data requests remain subject to the same reviewed security and compatibility checks as VAT Engine evolves.
  • Other VAT Engine data services continue to use their own independent connection paths without unnecessary restrictions.
3.6.300August 1, 2026

Shopify Update Checks Cannot Be Skipped

2 changes
Improvement2 items
  • VAT Engine now verifies the complete Shopify quality-check entrypoint before accepting an update result.
  • New Shopify connection paths must use the same reviewed compatibility process as existing connections.
3.6.299August 1, 2026

Shopify Compatibility Checks Stay Complete

2 changes
Improvement2 items
  • Shopify compatibility checks now verify that the complete required quality process is actually running.
  • Future Shopify data-request paths cannot bypass the same reviewed compatibility coverage used by existing connections.