# Can I define private packages in the dependencies.yml file?

It depends on how you're accessing your private packages:

* If you're using [native private packages](../../docs/build/packages.md#native-private-packages), you can define them in the `dependencies.yml` file.
* If you're using the [git token method](../../docs/build/packages.md#git-token-method), you must define them in the `packages.yml` file instead of the `dependencies.yml` file. This is because conditional rendering (like Jinja-in-yaml) is not supported in `dependencies.yml`.

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