# Updating product images when packaging changes

Created by SokuPhoto · 2026-09-17

https://sokuphoto.ai/en/blog/product-packaging-changeover-images

This is an original fictional example, not product information or measured results. Verify it against your actual product. You may copy and edit it for your own store’s workflow.

First confirm which version will ship, then list that packaging version and every place its images appear. Check detail, variant, and explanatory images as well as the main image, and review the live product page after replacing them. Base new labels on the physical product or approved assets; do not invent them.

## Check packaging versions across 4 image placements

| SKU / packaging | Source image → final file | Placement | Changeover date / owner | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| T-01 / v2 | tea_v2_front.jpg → tea_v2_main.jpg | Main product image | Enter verification date / product owner | Replaced with new version |
| T-01 / v1→v2 | tea_v1_back.jpg → unknown | Detail / back label | Not yet confirmed / photographer | Old version remains. Take an additional v2 photo |
| T-01 / v2 | tea_v2_front.jpg → tea_v2_variant.jpg | Variant selection image | Enter verification date / listing owner | Display when selected is unverified |
| T-01 / v2 | tea_v2_side.jpg → tea_v2_info.jpg | Explanatory image | Enter verification date / image creator | Awaiting comparison of source image and final version |

### Blank template (copy rows as needed)

| SKU / packaging | Source image → final file | Placement | Changeover date / owner | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Not entered / unknown | Not entered / unknown | Not entered / unknown | Not entered / unknown | Not entered / unknown |

## Before publishing

- [ ] The product owner has confirmed which packaging version will ship.
- [ ] At least 4 image placements have been checked.
- [ ] AI has not been used to invent an unverified new label.
- [ ] Archived old versions are separate from the new files used on live pages.

## References

- [Google Merchant Center: Product image link](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6324350?hl=en)