# How to find the version of a package?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-find-the-version-of-a-package/15533
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [September 27, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-find-the-version-of-a-package/15533 "2018-09-27T00:39:16Z")
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### Author: ![LeoK987](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/leok987/32/4880_2.png) [@LeoK987](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LeoK987)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-find-the-version-of-a-package/15533/1 "2018-09-27T00:39:17Z")

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In a package’s folder under ~/.julia/packages, there are a few folders with cryptic names. How can I find out which fold is of which version of the package? Or, how can I find out the version of a package I am currently using is under which folder?

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### Author: ![tkoolen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tkoolen/32/1603_2.png) [@tkoolen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkoolen)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-find-the-version-of-a-package/15533/2 "2018-09-27T04:35:17Z")

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> Or, how can I find out the version of a package I am currently using is under which folder?

E.g.

```julia
julia> import BenchmarkTools; pathof(BenchmarkTools)
"/bla/BenchmarkTools/dtwnm/src/BenchmarkTools.jl"

```

(i.e., it points to the main `.jl` file, but you can find the directory from there).