# How to rename the registered package?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-rename-the-registered-package/90147>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** package, register\
**Created:** [November 12, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-rename-the-registered-package/90147 "2022-11-12T04:44:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![iHany](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ihany/32/18151_2.png) [@iHany](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iHany)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-rename-the-registered-package/90147/1 "2022-11-12T04:44:36Z")

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Hi, I was following [this instruction](https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General#how-do-i-rename-an-existing-registered-package) to rename the registered package.

In my case, I wanna rename `ParametrisedConvexApproximators.jl` to `ParameterizedConvexApproximators.jl`.

I renamed on Github, renamed files, and made [a PR](https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General/pull/72031) to change the URL.

However,  
i) I don’t know when/how the PR will be merged.  
ii) How to generate a new UUID for the Project.toml. Is it just change the UUID in Project.toml by the output of `using UUIDs; uuid4()`?

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**Author:** ![Lilith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lilith/32/27492_2.png) [@Lilith](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Lilith)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-rename-the-registered-package/90147/2 "2022-11-12T06:16:37Z")

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> [@iHany](#):
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> i) I don’t know when/how the PR will be merged.

It will have to be manually merged by a maintainer of the General registry. I’d guess that someone will merge it or request changes within a few days, but there is no guarantee.

> [@iHany](#):
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> ii) Is it just change the UUID in Project.toml by the output of `using UUIDs; uuid4()`?

Yes

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**Author:** ![giordano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/giordano/32/2166_2.png) [@giordano](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/giordano)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-rename-the-registered-package/90147/3 "2022-11-12T08:24:24Z")

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> [@iHany](#):
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> In my case, I wanna rename `ParametrisedConvexApproximators.jl` to `ParameterizedConvexApproximators.jl`.

Quite frankly, I’m not sure changing the spelling is worth the hassle

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**Author:** ![iHany](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ihany/32/18151_2.png) [@iHany](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iHany)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-rename-the-registered-package/90147/4 "2022-11-12T08:50:17Z")

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I know, I also think this is kinda unnecessary work.

I just wanna make the names of the paper and package match each other as the paper’s name has changed due to IEEE’s recommendation.