diff --git a/fastlane/Fastfile b/fastlane/Fastfile
index cb64744..fe3fb55 100644
--- a/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -60,20 +60,44 @@ platform :ios do
   end
 
   # The shipped version lives in the Info.plist, not in MARKETING_VERSION.
+  # Absolute path: the lane's working directory is not guaranteed to be the repo root.
   def shipped_app_version
-    `/usr/bin/plutil -extract CFBundleShortVersionString raw MealMood/Resources/Info.plist`.strip
+    plist = File.expand_path("../MealMood/Resources/Info.plist", __dir__)
+    value = `/usr/bin/plutil -extract CFBundleShortVersionString raw "#{plist}"`.strip
+    UI.user_error!("Could not read the app version from #{plist}") if value.empty?
+    value
   end
 
-  desc "Show the App Store state of each version (review status, release type)"
-  lane :status do
+  # asc_api_key returns fastlane's option hash, not a Spaceship token.
+  def connect_api_app
     require 'spaceship'
-    # asc_api_key returns fastlane's option hash, not a Spaceship token.
     Spaceship::ConnectAPI.token = Spaceship::ConnectAPI::Token.create(
       key_id:    `pass show appstore/api-key-id`.strip,
       issuer_id: `pass show appstore/issuer-id`.strip,
       key:       `pass show appstore/api-key-p8`.strip
     )
-    app = Spaceship::ConnectAPI::App.find("com.alexandrevazquez.mealmood")
+    Spaceship::ConnectAPI::App.find("com.alexandrevazquez.mealmood")
+  end
+
+  # `deliver` does not create the App Store version record — it fails with
+  # "could not find an editable version for 'IOS'" when the previous version is
+  # already READY_FOR_SALE and nothing is open for editing.
+  def ensure_editable_version(version)
+    app = connect_api_app
+    editable = app.get_edit_app_store_version(platform: "IOS")
+
+    if editable && editable.version_string != version
+      # ensure_version! would silently renumber it — say so before it happens.
+      UI.important("App Store Connect had #{editable.version_string} open for editing; renaming it to #{version}")
+    end
+
+    created = app.ensure_version!(version, platform: "IOS")
+    UI.success(created ? "App Store version #{version} ready" : "App Store version #{version} already editable")
+  end
+
+  desc "Show the App Store state of each version (review status, release type)"
+  lane :status do
+    app = connect_api_app
     app.get_app_store_versions(includes: "build").each do |v|
       UI.message("#{v.version_string} — #{v.app_store_state} — release: #{v.release_type} — build: #{v.build&.version}")
     end
@@ -84,9 +108,11 @@ platform :ios do
   desc "Submit an already-uploaded build for App Store review (automatic release)"
   lane :submit do |options|
     UI.user_error!("pass build:<number>") unless options[:build]
+    version = options[:version] || shipped_app_version
+    ensure_editable_version(version)
     upload_to_app_store(
       api_key: asc_api_key,
-      app_version: options[:version] || shipped_app_version,
+      app_version: version,
       build_number: options[:build],
       skip_binary_upload: true,
       skip_metadata: false,