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January 1, 2023

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* 2023-01

# New argument to update shipping package

As of **2023-01** in GraphQL Admin API stable version, you can use `shippingPackage` as a **required** argument in `shippingPackageUpdate` mutation. `shippingPackage` is a set of attributes that describes a shipping package, including: `weight`, `dimensions`, `name`, `default` and `type`.

Learn more about [shippingPackageUpdate](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/2023-01/mutations/shippingPackageUpdate).