disttag
Disttag, often written as dist-tag or dist-tags, is a label used by some package registries to refer to a specific published version of a package. It acts as a pointer that maps a human-readable tag to a concrete version number, allowing maintainers and users to choose release channels or testing tracks without specifying exact versions. Disttags are commonly associated with the npm package registry, but the concept appears in other ecosystems as well.
The primary purpose of a disttag is to enable flexible version resolution. A registry maintains a mapping
Common tags include latest, next, beta, and canary, though the actual set depends on the package and
Limitations include that tags are registry-specific and not guaranteed to reflect the entire version history. They