Changing the name of package during the registration waiting period?

myersm0
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:10:52 +0000
General Usage

I found this helpful topic about changing the name of a package, but I have an additional question regarding the special case of changing a package name during the registration process.

Here are the steps that have occurred in my case:

1. I triggered the registration process for my package

2. Two days into the three-day waiting period, I made a comment on the general registry PR in order to temporarily block the registration (because the package needs more work before it’s ready)

3. I also then decided on a better name for my package

My package name is fully changed now – I renamed the github repo, changed all instances of the old name, etc. I’m not yet ready to unblock the registration (more work to do), but when I am, what should I do? Unblock the registration and then submit a PR on METADATA.jl?

Thanks in advance.

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