# Managing packages for multiple julia versions

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**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/managing-packages-for-multiple-julia-versions/33352 "2020-01-14T17:05:29Z")\
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You should copy and paste the file `.\julia\environments\v1.0\Project.toml` to `.\julia\environments\v1.3\Project.toml`. I always do a `] up` as well after this step. This will only download packages that you need, preventing duplication.

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