# \#compathelper

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## [CompatHelper PRs failing with force\_latest\_compatible\_version due to Julia version constraints](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/compathelper-prs-failing-with-force-latest-compatible-version-due-to-julia-version-constraints/135079)

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**Author:** [@chriswaudby](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chriswaudby)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/compathelper-prs-failing-with-force-latest-compatible-version-due-to-julia-version-constraints/135079 "2026-01-19T21:04:30Z")

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I’m stuck on an issue with CompatHelper PRs failing CI and not sure the best way to fix it. My package has: julia = "1.9" Peaks = "0.5, 0.6" Peaks 0.5 works on Julia 1.9, but Peaks 0.6 requires Julia 1.10+. In my nor…

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## [Determining lower bound of compat statement](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/determining-lower-bound-of-compat-statement/117248)

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**Author:** [@bclyons12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bclyons12)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/determining-lower-bound-of-compat-statement/117248 "2024-08-19T13:45:19Z")

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Is there a way to test the lower bound compatibility of a package systematically, say by doing a binary search to find the lowest version for which tests pass? When adding a new compat entry to a Project.toml, CompatHelp…

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## [I can't make sense of these unsatisfiable requirements](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-cant-make-sense-of-these-unsatisfiable-requirements/118277)

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**Author:** [@moble](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/moble)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-cant-make-sense-of-these-unsatisfiable-requirements/118277 "2024-08-17T14:58:55Z")

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CompatHelper submitted a PR to my package to allow the latest version of Symbolics, but the build is failing for reasons that I just don’t understand. With the PR my package (PostNewtonian) lists in its compat section D…

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## [Workaround for CompatHelper Bug](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workaround-for-compathelper-bug/107449)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nathan_Boyer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workaround-for-compathelper-bug/107449 "2023-12-11T15:56:09Z")

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I keep getting this pull request from CompatHelper: This pull request changes the compat entry for the XLSX package from 0.10.1 to 0.10.1, 0.10. The current compat is listed as XLSX = "0.10.1" which seems correct acc…

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## [New stdlib compat requirements - CompatHelper.jl to the rescue?!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-stdlib-compat-requirements-compathelper-jl-to-the-rescue/104966)

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**Author:** [@sloede](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sloede)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-stdlib-compat-requirements-compathelper-jl-to-the-rescue/104966 "2023-10-14T21:31:09Z")

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In response to Will GitHub - JuliaRegistries/CompatHelper.jl: Automatically update the \[compat\] entries for your Julia package's dependencies do The Right Thing and add new compat bounds for stdlibs automatically? If n…

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## [Further automation of CompatHelper](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/further-automation-of-compathelper/101668)

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**Author:** [@AkchurinDA](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AkchurinDA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/further-automation-of-compathelper/101668 "2023-07-18T21:19:24Z")

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Is there a way to make CompatHelper to automatically merge the branches it creates into the main branch after making sure that they pass the status check? My current .yml file for CompatHelper is: name: CompatHelper on…

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## [Error with CompatHelper - Error Code 1](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-with-compathelper-error-code-1/68446)

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**Author:** [@tiago](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tiago)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-with-compathelper-error-code-1/68446 "2021-09-20T11:26:07Z")

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Hello, I developed a package and I’m having issues with the CompatHelper. Recently I’ve changed my CI to GitHub Actions and noticed that the CompatHelper jobs are failing: I don’t know if this is connected with my n…

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## [Standard Git structure and update workflow for simple unregistered packages](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/standard-git-structure-and-update-workflow-for-simple-unregistered-packages/60972)

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**Author:** [@Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nathan_Boyer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/standard-git-structure-and-update-workflow-for-simple-unregistered-packages/60972 "2021-05-11T19:53:58Z")

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I have a package hosted on Github that I work on in VSCode (both of which I am new to). It currently has master, feature-x, and bugfix-x branches that I created as well as some branches from CompatHelper. All branches ge…