I wanted to ask about the custom "version-specific" tags on Docker Hub. Specifically, I'm referring to tags like these:

• feskol/gitlab:17-ce
• feskol/gitlab:17.7-ce
• feskol/gitlab:17.7.2-ce (this one is convenient as it avoids adding the ".0" suffix found in the original GitLab tag)

Personally, I use the full version tag without the ".0" suffix: feskol/gitlab:17.7.2-ce. I’m curious if anyone else uses these other version tags, or if I should remove them entirely.

The main reason for considering removal is how GitLab’s update process works. Sometimes, GitLab requires multiple upgrade steps, meaning you may need to perform several upgrades to get from your current version to the target version. To do that, you would need to use the full version tag (for example the 17.7.2-ce or 17.7.2-ce.0 ).

The only case I can think of for using these custom "version-specific" tags is if, for example, you have a cron job running docker pull to update the image, and you want to maintain a specific version, such as the "17.7" or "17.6" version.

These tags would still remain:

• feskol/gitlab:17.7.2-ce.0 <- Original GitLab Version tag
• feskol/gitlab:ce <- latest CE-Version
• feskol/gitlab:ee <- latest EE-Version
• feskol/gitlab:latest <- latest CE-Version (same as the ce-tag)

What do you think? Do you use these custom tags? Should I keep them or remove them?