# package(name:url:_:) Adds a remote package dependency starting with a specific minimum version, going up to and including a specific maximum version. ``` static func package(name: String, url: String, _ range: ClosedRange) -> Package.Dependency ``` ## Parameters `name` The name of the package, or `nil` to deduce it from the URL. `url` The valid Git URL of the package. `range` The closed version range requirement. ## Return Value A `Package.Dependency` instance. ## Discussion The following example allows the Swift Package Manager to pick versions 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, as well as 1.2.6. ```swift .package(url: "https://example.com/example-package.git", "1.2.3"..."1.2.6"), ``` The following example allows the Swift Package Manager to pick versions between 1.0.0 and 2.0.0 ```swift .package(url: "https://example.com/example-package.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "1.0.0"), ``` The following example allows the Swift Package Manager to pick versions between 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 ```swift .package(url: "https://example.com/example-package.git", .upToNextMinor(from: "1.0.0"), ``` If the package you depend on defines traits, the package manager uses the dependency with its default set of traits. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)