Xcode 10.1 doesn't show 'distribute app' option when archiving, can't archive

Question

I suddenly got this weird issue with Xcode 10.1.

When I archive app store target for my app I cant see \"distribute app\" option, instead it now says \"Distribute Co

Answer 1

I ran into this annoying error today - I thought it was the new version of Xcode - but no. I had multiple targets for my project (staging/production), and also a nested framework project.

To solve this I opened the staging scheme and made sure only the checkboxes are checked for that target: (the top row was selected before)