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title: "Rust \"did you know\": Cargo dependency renames"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/rust-did-you-know-cargo-dependency-renames-1wejgszcc
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source: "Jon Gjengset"
published: 2026-05-31T07:48:39.763Z
updated: 2026-05-31T09:19:13.999Z
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# Rust "did you know": Cargo dependency renames

**[Jon Gjengset](https://daily.dev/sources/jonhoo)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A quick tip about Cargo.toml dependency renaming in Rust: you can assign a custom name to a dependency by placing your desired name on the left-hand side of the dependency declaration and specifying the real crate name in the `package` field. This technique also allows you to include multiple major versions of the same crate simultaneously in your project.

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