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OpenUPM Blog OpenUPM project updates, package manager notes, and Unity package publishing guides. https://openupm.com/blog/Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT en-US OpenUPM GitHub Action Publish Wait https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-github-action-publish-wait/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-github-action-publish-wait/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM now has an experimental GitHub Action that can trigger a package refresh from a tag or release workflow and wait until the version is published. OpenUPM Trends Page Is Live https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-trends-page/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-trends-page/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM now has a public trends page for package growth, release activity, signing adoption, publishing modes, downloads, and topic momentum. Contributor Profile Pages Arrive on OpenUPM https://openupm.com/blog/contributor-profile-badges/https://openupm.com/blog/contributor-profile-badges/ Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM now has contributor profile pages that gather package ownership, discovery activity, profile links, and badge walls into one public profile. UnityNuGet Package Pages Now on OpenUPM https://openupm.com/blog/unitynuget-package-pages-now-on-openupm/https://openupm.com/blog/unitynuget-package-pages-now-on-openupm/ Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM now generates website package pages for UnityNuGet packages, making org.nuget packages easier to find, inspect, and install from the web. OpenUPM Recent Improvements, May 2026 https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-recent-improvements-may-2026/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-recent-improvements-may-2026/ Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang A short roundup of recent OpenUPM package page, build reliability, community support, and registry reliability improvements. UnityNuGet Search Now Works Through OpenUPM https://openupm.com/blog/unitynuget-search-now-works-through-openupm/https://openupm.com/blog/unitynuget-search-now-works-through-openupm/ Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM's registry upgrade experimentally makes org.nuget packages visible through registry search while keeping UnityNuGet package resolution behind the OpenUPM endpoint. OpenUPM Queue Status Page https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-queue-status-page/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-queue-status-page/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM now has a public queue status page for package scan and release build activity. UnityNuGet Packages Are Now Code Signed https://openupm.com/blog/unitynuget-packages-are-now-code-signed/https://openupm.com/blog/unitynuget-packages-are-now-code-signed/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang UnityNuGet packages served through OpenUPM are now code signed, with daily cache verification to keep mirrored package versions current. Signing UPM Packages with OpenUPM https://openupm.com/blog/signing-upm-packages-with-openupm/https://openupm.com/blog/signing-upm-packages-with-openupm/ Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang Unity 6.3 package signing lets package authors ship signed tarballs through GitHub Releases while OpenUPM republishes the exact artifact. OpenUPM 2025 Recap https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-2025-recap-6283fcd0217e/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-2025-recap-6283fcd0217e/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang A year-end look at OpenUPM package submissions, downloads, release activity, fast-growing packages, and the rise of AI tooling in 2025. OpenUPM Launches Alternative UnityNuGet Registry https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-launches-alternative-unitynuget-registry-0b8cc663cc41/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-launches-alternative-unitynuget-registry-0b8cc663cc41/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM introduces an alternate UnityNuGet hosting endpoint so Unity projects can continue resolving org.nuget packages after the Azure feed shutdown. DigitalOcean Sponsorship 2024 https://openupm.com/blog/digitalocean-sponsorship-2024-b015451e530b/https://openupm.com/blog/digitalocean-sponsorship-2024-b015451e530b/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang DigitalOcean continued its sponsorship of OpenUPM, providing credits that support the website and related infrastructure. Host Your First Private UPM Registry in Just 15 Minutes https://openupm.com/blog/host-your-first-private-upm-registry-in-just-15-minutes-c92d67f27de4/https://openupm.com/blog/host-your-first-private-upm-registry-in-just-15-minutes-c92d67f27de4/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang A short guide for setting up a private Unity Package Manager registry with Verdaccio and a small cloud server. OpenUPM x Hacktoberfest 2023 Round-ups https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-x-hacktoberfest-2023-round-ups-a1d968a7894c/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-x-hacktoberfest-2023-round-ups-a1d968a7894c/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang A recap of OpenUPM's Hacktoberfest 2023 participation, highlighting package hunters, community submissions, and contribution activity. DigitalOcean Sponsorship 2022 https://openupm.com/blog/digitalocean-sponsorship-2022-c6108c451828/https://openupm.com/blog/digitalocean-sponsorship-2022-c6108c451828/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang DigitalOcean renewed its service sponsorship for OpenUPM in 2022, helping cover hosting costs for the project. Registry Changes to Conform to .NET Standard 2.1 Shipped with Unity 2021.2 https://openupm.com/blog/registry-changes-to-conform-to-net-standard-2-1-shipped-with-unity-2021-2-1e9753d49826/https://openupm.com/blog/registry-changes-to-conform-to-net-standard-2-1-shipped-with-unity-2021-2-1e9753d49826/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang Unity 2021.2 moved to .NET Standard 2.1, requiring OpenUPM and UnityNuGet cache changes for affected NuGet-derived packages. OpenUPM Uplinks to the UnityNuGet Registry https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-uplinks-to-the-unitynuget-registry-5bb235ff484e/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-uplinks-to-the-unitynuget-registry-5bb235ff484e/ Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM adds an experimental uplink to UnityNuGet so packages under the org.nuget scope can be resolved through the OpenUPM registry. DigitalOcean Sponsorship & Our Server Infrastructure https://openupm.com/blog/digitalocean-sponsorship-our-server-infrastructure-d1019b84d71c/https://openupm.com/blog/digitalocean-sponsorship-our-server-infrastructure-d1019b84d71c/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM announces DigitalOcean sponsorship and describes the public service infrastructure at a high level. OpenUPM China Region and JD Cloud & AI Sponsorship https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-china-region-and-jd-cloud-ai-sponsorship-70ed70d44597/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-china-region-and-jd-cloud-ai-sponsorship-70ed70d44597/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang OpenUPM announces the China region, sponsored by JD Cloud & AI, with localized docs, metadata, registry mirroring, and CLI support. How to Authenticate with a UPM Scoped Registry using CLI https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-authenticate-with-a-upm-scoped-registry-using-cli-afc29c13a2f8/https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-authenticate-with-a-upm-scoped-registry-using-cli-afc29c13a2f8/ Sun, 02 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang A practical walkthrough of using openupm-cli to write Unity scoped registry authentication into .upmconfig.toml. Unity Package Manager 2020.1 Round-up https://openupm.com/blog/unity-package-manager-2020-1-round-up-54a1d32c60fc/https://openupm.com/blog/unity-package-manager-2020-1-round-up-54a1d32c60fc/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang Unity 2020.1 updates Package Manager UI, package source filters, scoped registry auth, Git package subfolders, and package-lock.json. How to Maintain UPM Package Part 4: Managing Package Release with CLI https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-4-managing-package-release-with-cli-972ff5311163/https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-4-managing-package-release-with-cli-972ff5311163/ Sun, 31 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang The fourth package maintenance article covers release-it as a CLI-driven alternative for authors who prefer controlled releases. OpenUPM Round-up https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-round-up-72796259b288/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-round-up-72796259b288/ Sun, 10 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang A 2020 OpenUPM progress update covering package counts, package hunters, pending labels, RSS feeds, layout changes, sorting, and README support. How to Maintain UPM Package Part 3: Managing a Forked Repository https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-3-2d08294269ad/https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-3-2d08294269ad/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang The third package maintenance article explains how to manage forked repositories, sync upstream changes, and preserve useful versioning. How to Maintain UPM Package Part 2: Automating Releases with GitHub Actions https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-2-f352fbf5f87c/https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-2-f352fbf5f87c/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang The second package maintenance article explains semantic versioning and automated releases with semantic-release and GitHub Actions. Unity Package Manager 2019.3 Round-up https://openupm.com/blog/unity-package-manager-2019-3-round-up-8a663ad06bfe/https://openupm.com/blog/unity-package-manager-2019-3-round-up-8a663ad06bfe/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang Unity 2019.3 brought package tarball installation, Git URL installation, Package Manager asset views, and delayed authoring features. How to Maintain UPM Package Part 1 https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-1-7b4daf88d4c4/https://openupm.com/blog/how-to-maintain-upm-package-part-1-7b4daf88d4c4/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang The first package maintenance article compares UPM repository layouts and shows how to create an upm branch with GitHub Actions. OpenUPM Beta is Now Available https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-beta-is-now-available-a6665ff60c71/https://openupm.com/blog/openupm-beta-is-now-available-a6665ff60c71/ Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Favo Yang The original OpenUPM beta announcement describes the managed registry, automatic build pipelines, open package submission model, and early goals.