# Name of version to use for julia v1.8.0-rc1 in github CI

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-of-version-to-use-for-julia-v1-8-0-rc1-in-github-ci/82770>\
**Category:** Tooling\
**Tags:** github-actions\
**Created:** [June 14, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-of-version-to-use-for-julia-v1-8-0-rc1-in-github-ci/82770 "2022-06-14T17:39:10Z")\
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What name do I use instead of `'1.8'` in this segment of `CI.yml` to get v1.8.0-rc1?

```julia
      matrix:
        version:
          - '1.8'
          - 'nightly'
        os:
          - ubuntu-latest
        arch:
          - x64

```

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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:** [June 14, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/name-of-version-to-use-for-julia-v1-8-0-rc1-in-github-ci/82770/2 "2022-06-14T20:36:31Z")

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```julia
~1.8.0-0

```

See [setup-julia/README.md at 67db4967255507412a7bd3a5de176c8507328eac · julia-actions/setup-julia · GitHub](https://github.com/julia-actions/setup-julia/blob/67db4967255507412a7bd3a5de176c8507328eac/README.md#julia-versions)