# Pinning plugin and theme versions for older Discourse installs (d-compat branches)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-plugin-and-theme-versions-for-older-discourse-installs-d-compat-branches/272665
**Category:** Developer Guides
**Created:** [July 26, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-plugin-and-theme-versions-for-older-discourse-installs-d-compat-branches/272665 "2023-07-26T10:00:42Z")
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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-plugin-and-theme-versions-for-older-discourse-installs-d-compat-branches/272665/7 "2026-05-27T09:30:24Z")

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This document has been updated to describe the new `d-compat/*` strategy from [RFC: A new versioning strategy for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfc-a-new-versioning-strategy-for-discourse/383536), which is now available for use.

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