Can I upload an Expo Dev Client to testflight?

I am trying to upload an expo-devclient using the development-testflight build profile (and I also tried EAS submit)

{
  "cli": {
    "version": ">= 5.9.0"
  },
  "build": {
    "development": {
      "developmentClient": true,
      "distribution": "internal"
    },
    "development-simulator": {
      "developmentClient": true,
      "distribution": "internal",
      "ios": {
        "simulator": true
      }
    },
    "development-testflight": {
      "developmentClient": true
    },
    "preview": {
      "distribution": "internal"
    },
    "production": {}
  },
  "submit": {
    "production": {},
    "development-testflight": {},
  }
}

But it fails without any error on the Transporter app.

When using EAS submit I get this error eas submit ios fails with Asset validation failed The app references non-public selectors in Payload (the question I linked is because someone was trying to upload a devclient as the produciton build inadvertently, but in my case I am intending to upload the devclient)

I am trying to do this to simplify the distribution of the customized dev client for the developers so we don't have to register devices.

This will be possible in Expo SDK 53. Set the following eas.json:

{
  "cli": {
    "version": ">= 16.0.1",
    "appVersionSource": "remote"
  },
  "build": {
    "production": {
      "autoIncrement": true
    },
    "development": {
      "autoIncrement": true,
      "developmentClient": true
    }
  },
  "submit": {
    "production": {},
    "development": {}
  }
}

Then run eas build -p ios --profile development --submit

You'll get an email from TestFlight when the build is ready to be downloaded, when you launch the app it will open to the expo-dev-client UI.