# Julia packages cloning after every commit?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-packages-cloning-after-every-commit/115947>\
**Category:** Package Management\
**Created:** [June 20, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-packages-cloning-after-every-commit/115947 "2024-06-20T19:08:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![xvries](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/xvries/32/208894_2.png) [@xvries](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xvries)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-packages-cloning-after-every-commit/115947/1 "2024-06-20T19:08:18Z")

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It looks like julia is often cloning packages, is that necessary? I am maintaining a few packages in our organization and I often need to fully clone packages, why is the package manager not simply pulling the latest commits?

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**Author:** ![mkitti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkitti/32/12459_2.png) [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-packages-cloning-after-every-commit/115947/2 "2024-06-21T04:02:16Z")

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Could you provide further context? It sounds like you have added or `dev`ed several packages into your environment, but something is causing them to update.