# Required dependencies for extensions

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**Category:** Package Management\
**Tags:** package, dependencies, package-extensions\
**Created:** [January 4, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/required-dependencies-for-extensions/124422 "2025-01-04T08:34:59Z")\
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> [@cjdoris](#):
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> No, currently package extensions cannot have their own dependencies.

Relevant issue: [Dependencies of an Extension · Issue #3641 · JuliaLang/Pkg.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/issues/3641)

I think this explains and links to discussions over the difficulties [Understanding dependencies of packages extensions - General Usage - Julia Programming Language](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/understanding-dependencies-of-packages-extensions/115237/3)

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