# What does the new "public" keyword actually do?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-the-new-public-keyword-actually-do/108975
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-the-new-public-keyword-actually-do/108975 "2024-01-18T17:25:34Z")
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> [@goerz](#):
>
> `@compat public` is more than a viable solution

Compat.jl is a rather large dependency for a no-op. Here an alternative solution:

```julia
@static if VERSION ≥ v"1.11"
    # therein declare public identifiers
    include("public.jl")
end

```

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