# Specifying compat bounds via the REPL
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/specifying-compat-bounds-via-the-repl/81093
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** pkg, package-manager
**Created:** [May 15, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/specifying-compat-bounds-via-the-repl/81093 "2022-05-15T12:09:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Christopher\_Fisher](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Christopher_Fisher)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/specifying-compat-bounds-via-the-repl/81093/1 "2022-05-15T12:09:20Z")
For quite a while, I have wanted the ability to specify compat bounds from the REPL. I came across this [PR](https://github.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/pull/2702) after doing a search. Does anyone know when this will be added to Julia?
As a related question, does the PR include default compat bounds? Typically, I use the added version as a lower bound. So when I create a new package, I typically have to type the bounds manually. Having a default of this nature would be convenient, and would also ensure reproducibility in cases where people create a project environment without explicit bounds.
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### Author:  [@liuyxpp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/liuyxpp)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/specifying-compat-bounds-via-the-repl/81093/2 "2022-05-15T12:31:30Z")
Two very handy functionalities. I hope we can have them!
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### Author:  [@giordano](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/giordano)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/specifying-compat-bounds-via-the-repl/81093/3 "2022-05-15T12:32:36Z")
> **[GitHub - GunnarFarneback/PackageCompatUI.jl: Terminal UI for \[compat\] section...](https://github.com/GunnarFarneback/PackageCompatUI.jl)**
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> Terminal UI for \[compat\] section of Julia Project.toml files. - GitHub - GunnarFarneback/PackageCompatUI.jl: Terminal UI for \[compat\] section of Julia Project.toml files.
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### Author:  [@Christopher\_Fisher](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Christopher_Fisher)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/specifying-compat-bounds-via-the-repl/81093/4 "2022-05-15T13:13:41Z")
I think this package is a nice stopgap solution. As far as I can tell, there is no way to use the version in the Manifest.toml as a default. Is that true?