Other Versions Tab

The Other Versions tab on the package details page lists every release of a package or extension that this repository currently serves. Use it to install a specific older version, audit the hash of a download artifact, or see which releases have been blocked or yanked.

To open the tab, click Other Versions in the tab row above the package layout.

Other Versions tab showing list of releases with status badges and expandable details

R and Bioconductor packages list each archived version with its path (when the version is pinned to a specific architecture or distribution variant), publication date, and dependency declarations. Click a row to expand its details.

R archived versions list with expanded row showing dependencies and download links

Note

In R and Bioconductor repositories, only the latest version is installable via install.packages(). Older versions are kept for inspection and reproducibility — to install a specific older version, use the snapshot URL for the date that version was the latest.

Python releases show every version your repository serves, newest first. Each release header shows:

  • The version number and publication date.
  • A distribution count badge (the number of wheels and sdists available for that version).
  • A vulnerability count badge when known CVEs affect the version.
  • A metadata count badge when the version has custom metadata entries.
  • A Blocked badge when an administrator has blocked the version, or a Yanked badge when the upstream publisher has yanked it.

Click a release to expand and see:

  • An Install code block (pip install package==<version>) when the version is installable.
  • The Available Distributions list. Each row shows the filename, file size, package and Python version compatibility badges, the SHA256 hash inline, and a copy button for the hash.
  • Security Vulnerabilities that apply to this specific release.
  • Metadata for this specific release.

Expanded Python release with install code, distribution rows, and inline SHA256 hashes

Blocked and yanked distributions render with a warning-tinted row, a non-clickable filename, and the relevant status badge. The SHA256 is still available inline for auditing.

Blocked distribution row showing block icon, filename, Blocked badge, and inline SHA256

Open VSX extensions list every published version of the extension in descending order. Each version row shows:

  • The version number (in monospace).
  • The publication date.
  • One or more status badges on the right side of the row:
    • Current — the latest version.
    • Blocked — an administrator has blocked this version.
    • Pre-release — the publisher marked this version as a pre-release.
    • A vulnerability count badge when known CVEs affect the version.
    • A platform count badge (for example, 3 platforms) when the version ships multiple platform-specific .vsix artifacts.
    • A metadata count badge when the version has custom metadata entries.

Open VSX Other Versions list with Current, Blocked, and Pre-release status badges and platform count

Click a row to expand it. The expanded view shows:

  • A Blocked banner with the rule description when the version is blocked.
  • VS Code Compatibility — the VS Code version range this version declares (for example, ^1.77.0).
  • Positron Compatibility — the Positron version range, when the version declares one.
  • Security Vulnerabilities that apply to this specific version.
  • Supported Platforms — one chip per platform variant, each linking to the matching .vsix artifact. Chips are disabled (non-clickable) when the version is blocked.
  • Download — a single chip for platform-independent extensions that do not ship per-platform artifacts.
  • Metadata — any custom metadata for this version.

Expanded Open VSX version showing VS Code and Positron compatibility, vulnerabilities, and per-platform download chips

Note

Pre-release is a marker on a specific version. It is separate from the Preview banner on the Overview tab, which marks the whole extension as experimental.

Loading more releases

The list loads its first batch when the tab opens. Use the Load more button at the bottom of the list to fetch older releases on demand.

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