# How to declare a super specific version of Clojure in the deps.edn?
**URL:** https://clojureverse.org/t/how-to-declare-a-super-specific-version-of-clojure-in-the-deps-edn/6751
**Category:** How to?
**Created:** [October 27, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://clojureverse.org/t/how-to-declare-a-super-specific-version-of-clojure-in-the-deps-edn/6751 "2020-10-27T18:05:10Z")
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### Author:  [@jgomo3](https://clojureverse.org/u/jgomo3)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://clojureverse.org/t/how-to-declare-a-super-specific-version-of-clojure-in-the-deps-edn/6751/1 "2020-10-27T18:05:10Z")
Some instructions for using `clj-new` says:
```auto
Note: these instructions assume you are using the Clojure CLI version 1.10.1.697 or later!
```
And because those instructions are not working for me, I’m suspecting it is because my Clojure version, which is `1.10.1` (that is why I’m using a different set of old instructions and I’m fine using clj-new, that is not the problem).
So I am wondering: How can I specify in my deps.edn that I want to use Clojure 1.10.1.697 or later (with that last part of 697)?
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@seancorfield](https://clojureverse.org/u/seancorfield)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://clojureverse.org/t/how-to-declare-a-super-specific-version-of-clojure-in-the-deps-edn/6751/2 "2020-10-27T18:25:18Z")
Clojure CLI versions are not Clojure versions. See [https://clojure.org/releases/tools](https://clojure.org/releases/tools) for Clojure CLI versions.
The Clojure CLI can use _any_ version of Clojure: you specify `org.clojure/clojure` as a dependency and you can even use Clojure 1.0 with the latest Clojure CLI:
```auto
(! 622)-> clojure -Sdescribe
{:version "1.10.1.727" <==== THIS IS THE CLOJURE CLI VERSION
:config-files ["/usr/local/Cellar/clojure@1.10.1.727/1.10.1.727/deps.edn" "/Users/sean/.clojure/deps.edn" "deps.edn"]
:config-user "/Users/sean/.clojure/deps.edn"
:config-project "deps.edn"
:install-dir "/usr/local/Cellar/clojure@1.10.1.727/1.10.1.727"
:config-dir "/Users/sean/.clojure"
:cache-dir ".cpcache"
:force false
:repro false
:main-aliases ""
:repl-aliases ""}
Tue Oct 27 11:23:56
(sean)-(jobs:0)-(~/clojure)
(! 623)-> clojure -A:1.0 <==== THIS IS AN ALIAS FOR org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.0.0"}
Downloading: org/clojure/clojure/1.0.0/clojure-1.0.0.pom from central
Downloading: org/clojure/clojure/1.0.0/clojure-1.0.0.jar from central
Clojure 1.0.0-
user=> (clojure-version)
"1.0.0-"
user=> *clojure-version*
{:major 1, :minor 0, :incremental 0, :qualifier ""}
user=>
```
You can install a specific version of the Clojure CLI. I use `brew` on macOS and Linux, for example:
```auto
brew install clojure/tools/clojure@1.10.1.727
```
Several projects out there now rely on the changed `-M` behavior or the new `-X` option on the CLI, which is why they say you need at least 1.10.1.697.
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### Author:  [@system](https://clojureverse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 6:25am UTC](https://clojureverse.org/t/how-to-declare-a-super-specific-version-of-clojure-in-the-deps-edn/6751/3 "2021-04-28T06:25:28Z")
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