# Chainguard's image tagging philosophy: enabling high velocity updates (pt. 3 of 3)

DevFeed: [Chainguard's image tagging philosophy: enabling high velocity updates (pt. 3 of 3)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chainguard-s-image-tagging-philosophy-enabling-high-velocity-updates-pt-3-of-3-12990.md>)

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Published: 2023-11-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [monorepo](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monorepo.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>)

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## AI overview

Chainguard explains how deploying container images by digest improves security while preserving automated updates from image tags. Its digesta-bot updates digest references in source files, opens pull requests, and relies on testing and human review before production deployment.

## Source excerpt

Discover the final insights in Chainguard's image tagging series, focusing on maximizing update speed and security.