From 738178315fe48e463028657ea7ae541c3d63d171 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoffrey Mattie Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 18:30:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: republish waiting period (#20920) Explicitly state that republishing an unpublished package requires a 72h waiting period. PR-URL: https://github.com/npm/npm/pull/20920 Credit: @gmattie Reviewed-By: @zkat --- doc/cli/npm-unpublish.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/cli/npm-unpublish.md b/doc/cli/npm-unpublish.md index 8ee07dfd812f6..57df24d1a0c37 100644 --- a/doc/cli/npm-unpublish.md +++ b/doc/cli/npm-unpublish.md @@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ version combination can never be reused. In order to publish the package again, a new version number must be used. With the default registry (`registry.npmjs.org`), unpublish is -only allowed with versions published in the last 24 hours. If you -are trying to unpublish a version published longer ago than that, -contact support@npmjs.com. +only allowed with versions published in the last 72 hours. Similarly, +new versions of unpublished packages may not be republished until 72 hours +have passed. If you are trying to unpublish a version published longer +ago than that, contact support@npmjs.com. The scope is optional and follows the usual rules for `npm-scope(7)`.