New comment by Chocimier on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/21453#issuecomment-622481270 Comment: Tag means that tagged version is in reviewed, usable state, not eg. in middle of some series of patches, and that there are enough changes from previous tag to update. I guess it's easier to take existing package into image, than build it from master during image generation.