[BUG] "error: attribute android:localeConfig not found" when recompiling.

[kynex7510]

Information

1. Apktool Version (apktool -version) - 2.6.1
2. Operating System (Mac, Linux, Windows) - Linux Mint
3. APK From? (Playstore, ROM, Other) - Playstore

Stacktrace/Logcat

I: Using Apktool 2.6.1
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali_classes5 folder into classes5.dex...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali_classes2 folder into classes2.dex...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali_classes3 folder into classes3.dex...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali_classes4 folder into classes4.dex...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
W: /home/[redacted]/Desktop/spotify/Spotify_base/AndroidManifest.xml:89: error: attribute android:localeConfig not found.
W: error: failed processing manifest.
brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_170138656691227543595256339770135569835.tmp, link, -o, /tmp/APKTOOL3229516847745703260.tmp, --package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 21, --target-sdk-version, 31, --version-code, 85991009, --version-name, 8.7.24.1111, --no-auto-version, --no-version-vectors, --no-version-transitions, --no-resource-deduping, -e, /tmp/APKTOOL17871047753407337594.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, /home/[redacted]/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk, --manifest, /home/[redacted]/Desktop/spotify/Spotify_base/AndroidManifest.xml, /home/[redacted]/Desktop/spotify/Spotify_base/build/resources.zip]

Steps to Reproduce

1. apktool b Spotify_base --use-aapt2

APK

Playstore (8.7.24.1111)

[kynex7510]

Fixed by manually editing the locales_config.xml file, changing

<locale nX:name="TAG" xmlns:X="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" />

to

<locale android:name="TAG" />

which causes #2756 . The provided workaround seems to produce an invalid APK.