# digests

Published articles for digests.

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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.

## 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>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/chainguards-image-tagging-philosophy-enabling-high-velocity-updates-pt-3-of-3>)

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>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [digests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digests.md>), [follow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/follow.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image.md>), [image-tagging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image-tagging.md>), [monorepo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monorepo.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [sbom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sbom.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>), [yaml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/yaml.md>)

### 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.

## Chainguard's image tagging philosophy: enabling high velocity updates (pt. 2 of 3)

DevFeed: [Chainguard's image tagging philosophy: enabling high velocity updates (pt. 2 of 3)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chainguard-s-image-tagging-philosophy-enabling-high-velocity-updates-pt-2-of-3-12989.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/chainguards-image-tagging-philosophy-enabling-high-velocity-updates-pt-2-of-3>)

Published: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z

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>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [content-addressed-tagging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/content-addressed-tagging.md>), [digests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digests.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [git-tags](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git-tags.md>), [image-tagging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image-tagging.md>), [immutable-tags](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/immutable-tags.md>), [sha-256](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sha-256.md>)

### AI overview

Part 2 of a three-part series explains Chainguard's content-addressed image tagging philosophy. It argues that image digests provide a concise canonical identifier because they incorporate the contents and metadata of the entire container image, and compares them with Git commit SHAs.

### Source excerpt

Dive deeper into Chainguard's approach to image tagging, a cornerstone for swift and efficient container updates in Part 2 of this series.