# How to specify 1.11-rc as test target on GitHub?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [September 15, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437 "2024-09-15T16:30:54Z")
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437/1 "2024-09-15T16:30:54Z")
The title says it all…
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### Author:  [@giordano](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/giordano)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437/2 "2024-09-15T16:42:31Z")
When else fails, read the [documentation](https://github.com/julia-actions/setup-julia/blob/54be0dc2444a05aacaa7207905a07d2573983b71/README.md#julia-versions):
> #### Examples
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> - `'1.2.0'` is a valid semver version. The action will try to download exactly this version. If it’s not available, the build step will fail.
> - `'1.0'` is a version range that will match the highest available Julia version that starts with `1.0`, e.g. `1.0.5`, excluding pre-releases.
> - `'^1.3.0-rc1'` is a **caret** version range that includes pre-releases of `1.3.0` starting at `rc1`. It matches all versions `≥ 1.3.0-rc1` and `< 2.0.0`.
> - `'~1.3.0-rc1'` is a **tilde** version range that includes pre-releases of `1.3.0` starting at `rc1`. It matches all versions `≥ 1.3.0-rc1` and `< 1.4.0`.
> - `'^1.3.0-0'` is a **caret** version range that includes _all_ pre-releases of `1.3.0`. It matches all versions `≥ 1.3.0-` and `< 2.0.0`.
> - `'~1.3.0-0'` is a **tilde** version range that includes _all_ pre-releases of `1.3.0`. It matches all versions `≥ 1.3.0-` and `< 1.4.0`.
> - `'lts'` will install the latest LTS build.
> - `'pre'` will install the latest prerelease build (RCs, betas, and alphas).
> - `'nightly'` will install the latest nightly build.
> - `'1.7-nightly'` will install the latest nightly build for the upcoming 1.7 release. This version will only be available during certain phases of the Julia release cycle.
> - `'min'` will install the earliest supported version of Julia compatible with the project. Especially useful in monorepos.
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437/3 "2024-09-15T17:50:46Z")
What is best practice:
- test with nightly
- test with pre
- test with both
?
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### Author:  [@ctkelley](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ctkelley)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437/4 "2024-09-15T22:54:24Z")
Yes
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### Author:  [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437/5 "2024-09-15T22:56:11Z")
I asked if option 1,2 or 3 is best practice. “Yes” does not answer this question.
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### Author:  [@ctkelley](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ctkelley)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-1-11-rc-as-test-target-on-github/119437/6 "2024-09-15T22:59:22Z")
Indeed it does. “Yes” means take all options’