# Packages version names

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packages-version-names/3350>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [April 23, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packages-version-names/3350 "2017-04-23T20:28:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![sylvaticus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sylvaticus/32/203883_2.png) [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packages-version-names/3350/1 "2017-04-23T20:28:25Z")

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Hello, is there a suggested/required pattern for package versions names?

I am asking because I like a lot how it its implemented in Drupal, a web CMS, where package version names is standardized as Core version-Package version, e.g. 8.x-2.0  
In this way it is very clear to distinguish between core version it depends from and package logic version.

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**Author:** ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packages-version-names/3350/2 "2017-04-23T20:42:23Z")

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