Custom Packages With Version Numbers

Unity Engine
4

Sure, in the Package Manager window you can click the + button and Add package from package ID.... The package ID should be in the format @ where the URL ends with “.git”. For more information on formatting the URL (such as specifying a branch or specific commit) see here:

If you open your project manifest (/Packages/manifest.json) you will see the git package has been added to “dependencies” and a “lock” attribute is set. This means your Unity project is locked to that specific revision of the repo e.g.

{
  "dependencies": {
    "my-package": "https://bitbucket.com/my-package.git"
  },
  "lock": {
    "my-package": {
      "hash": "abc123",
      "revision": "HEAD"
    }
  }
}

If you push a new revision and you want your project to get it, simply delete the whole “lock” entry and Package Manager will grab the latest i.e.

{
  "dependencies": {
    "my-package": "https://bitbucket.com/my-package.git"
  }
}

Be careful not to leave any trailing commas behind as this is not valid JSON

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