# Require packing wheels without files in the root directory

**URL:** https://discuss.python.org/t/require-packing-wheels-without-files-in-the-root-directory/21599
**Category:** Packaging
**Created:** [December 2, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/require-packing-wheels-without-files-in-the-root-directory/21599 "2022-12-02T12:42:35Z")
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### Author: ![pradyunsg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/pradyunsg/32/206_2.png) [@pradyunsg](https://discuss.python.org/u/pradyunsg)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/require-packing-wheels-without-files-in-the-root-directory/21599/24 "2022-12-09T09:35:21Z")

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Skipping the terminology question…

If we want to _add_ functionality to the wheel format, we need a new major version bump. If we want to _remove_ functionality from the wheel format, we need a minor version bump.

So far, this is the only proposed change that I’ve seen to remove functionality from the format. 🙂

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