# After renaming a package. what should happen to release numbers

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/after-renaming-a-package-what-should-happen-to-release-numbers/12422>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** package, release\
**Created:** [July 16, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/after-renaming-a-package-what-should-happen-to-release-numbers/12422 "2018-07-16T16:28:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![tpoisot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tpoisot/32/19812_2.png) [@tpoisot](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tpoisot)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/after-renaming-a-package-what-should-happen-to-release-numbers/12422/1 "2018-07-16T16:28:30Z")

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Here is my situation: I just renamed a package, and the new version will be 0.7 only (there is a 0.6 version under the former name).

Is there a standard re. the release numbers? Is the new package supposed to start at 1.0.0, or should it follow the previous release from its old name?

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**Author:** ![Nosferican](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nosferican/32/9275_2.png) [@Nosferican](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nosferican)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/after-renaming-a-package-what-should-happen-to-release-numbers/12422/2 "2018-07-17T02:23:59Z")

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I would open an issue to exclude migrating the 0.6 version of the package to JuliaRegistries/General and just keep developing the renamed package. As for the release version, it should follow the general convention for [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/), (i.e., if the package is the release is production ready, give it a `v"1.0.0"`). Consider issuing a deprecation notice in the 0.6 version package after 0.7 is released and maybe move it to JuliaArchive.