<code>beta</code>, <code>dev</code>, <code>canary</code>.</p>
<p>By default, the <code>latest</code> tag is used by npm to identify the current version of
a package, and <code>npm install &lt;pkg&gt;</code> (without any <code>@&lt;version&gt;</code> or <code>@&lt;tag&gt;</code>
specifier) installs the <code>latest</code> tag. Typically, projects only use the <code>latest</code>
tag for stable release versions, and use other tags for unstable versions such
as prereleases.</p>
<p>The <code>next</code> tag is 