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## How I learned to stop worrying and love the latest tag

DevFeed: [How I learned to stop worrying and love the latest tag](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-latest-tag-13090.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-latest-tag>)

Published: 2026-02-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Dockerfile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dockerfile.md>), [chainguard containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-containers.md>), [Docker Hardened Images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-hardened-images.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [YAML](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/yaml.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-automations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-automations.md>), [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-factory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-factory.md>), [container-image-digests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-image-digests.md>), [cryptographic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptographic.md>), [digestabot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digestabot.md>), [digests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digests.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-hardened-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-hardened-images.md>), [hardened-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardened-images.md>), [latest-tag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latest-tag.md>), [reproducibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reproducibility.md>)

### AI overview

The article explains how to use the latest tag as part of a secure container image update strategy. It recommends pinning images to cryptographic digests to ensure reproducibility, enable reliable rollbacks, and prevent unexpected version changes, while retaining tags for readability and tooling. It also introduces automated workflows for finding and updating digests.

### Source excerpt

The latest tag isn't unsafe by default -- pin images to digests for reproducible, secure updates while staying current with automated workflows.