# package(url:from:traits:) Adds a remote package dependency with a version requirement, starting with the given minimum version, going up to the next major version. ``` static func package(url: String, from version: Version, traits: Set = [.defaults]) -> Package.Dependency ``` ## Parameters `url` The valid Git URL of the package. `version` The minimum version requirement. `traits` The trait configuration of this dependency. The default value enables the default traits of the package. ## Return Value A `Package.Dependency` instance. ## Discussion This is the recommended way to specify a remote package dependency. It allows you to specify the minimum version you require, allows updates that include bug fixes and backward-compatible feature updates, but requires you to explicitly update to a new major version of the dependency. This approach provides the maximum flexibility on which version to use, while making sure you don’t update to a version with breaking changes, and helps to prevent conflicts in your dependency graph. The following example allows the Swift Package Manager to select a version like a `1.2.3`, `1.2.4`, or `1.3.0`, but not `2.0.0`. ```swift .package(url: "https://example.com/example-package.git", from: "1.2.3"), ``` --- 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)