# Ability to rename tokens without breaking references **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Tags:** design-tokens\ **Created:** [March 2, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/ability-to-rename-tokens-without-breaking-references/10378 "2026-03-02T22:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![firefiber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/firefiber/32/6096_2.png) [@firefiber](https://community.penpot.app/u/firefiber)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/ability-to-rename-tokens-without-breaking-references/10378/1 "2026-03-02T22:27:05Z")
Iโ€™d really love to be able to rename tokens without breaking references. From the pov of building out a design system from scratch, itโ€™s very limiting to have to nail down the naming/grouping/hierarchy systems right at the start, or risk having to relink broken references. i should ideally, as a user, have the freedom to make and edit my system, and through trial and error come to a stable one. the ability to experiment, with the tool taking care of keeping track, and without fear of breaking things, I think would be reeeeeally helpful. ---
**Author:** ![LauraKalbag](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/laurakalbag/32/5014_2.png) [@LauraKalbag](https://community.penpot.app/u/LauraKalbag)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/ability-to-rename-tokens-without-breaking-references/10378/2 "2026-03-03T11:36:42Z")
@firefiber look out for the next release ๐Ÿ˜‰ I demoed remapping on renaming in the hands-on demo last week: [![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/penpot/original/2X/7/766776a4460c1a8b075a76437ed6ceadcf4af122.jpeg "Design Systems at Scale | Penpot โœ• Tokens Studio Hands-On Demo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmVuRMf5Ojg&t=1785)