For context, Google Play made recent changes to the review process for Android Apps in 2019 and its almost equivalent to Apple's app review process. 'Device Automation' and app reviews are now apparently done by humans, it takes several days for your app to pass review and app developers will have to update their supported APIs levels in order to push an update.
I have not imagined that these changes could affect a well known Android app like Tasker, but if this is where the app ecosystem is going for developers then its survival of the fittest and the persistent.