# Official Force Artifact Uploading

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/official-force-artifact-uploading/8255>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** mender-client, mender-server\
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/official-force-artifact-uploading/8255 "2026-04-16T09:20:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hakanakyurek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@hakanakyurek](https://hub.mender.io/u/hakanakyurek)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/official-force-artifact-uploading/8255/1 "2026-04-16T09:20:13Z")

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Hello all,

I would like to ask if there is a statement/consensus on how the mender sees force uploading artifacts with the same name.

I am aware that with a small bash script one can delete an existing artifact then upload one with the same name, however I was curious whether there are new developments on officially supporting this feature.

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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/official-force-artifact-uploading/8255/2 "2026-04-16T09:50:02Z")

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Hi @hakanakyurek,

Thanks for reaching out! No, nothing is planned along these lines. If you feel that this is would be a worthwhile addition, we do welcome pull requests.

Greetz,  
Josef

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**Author:** ![hakanakyurek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@hakanakyurek](https://hub.mender.io/u/hakanakyurek)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/official-force-artifact-uploading/8255/3 "2026-04-16T09:55:52Z")

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Hi @TheYoctoJester ,

thanks a lot for the fast response. I will definitely check it out.