# Specifying the gem dependecies for plugin - gem does not exist

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/specifying-the-gem-dependecies-for-plugin-gem-does-not-exist/65878>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [9 ביולי,‏ 2017,‏ 4:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specifying-the-gem-dependecies-for-plugin-gem-does-not-exist/65878 "2017-07-09T04:07:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![frank.manuel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/frank.manuel/32/203348_2.png) [@frank.manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frank.manuel)\
**Post date:** [14 באוקטובר,‏ 2021,‏ 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/specifying-the-gem-dependecies-for-plugin-gem-does-not-exist/65878/13 "2021-10-14T16:29:30Z")

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I know this is an old issue, and that the solution has been found, but I encountered a similar problem and what I did to resolve it was:

1. Use a specific version, not “~\>”, as Sam says above
2. Version numbers should be “1.4.0” not just “1.4”, because while discourse installs “gemname-1.4.0” correctly, it looks for the declared “gemname-1.4” and fails.

Leaving this here in case it helps someone else who encounters this problem.

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