Thread:Project:Support desk/Upgrading using git/reply (6)

The easiest way to upgrade is using the tar.gz files; especially when you are not a developer. I would call me one and I use the tar.gz file anyway. ;-)

> Actually, while you're online -- I would plan to use the tag for the recent released version -- but is there any benefit/difference to using the relevant release branch?

I would use the tags. As you can see e.g. here the tags are not just attached to any commit, but to a commit from the release branch; so what you get with both basically is the same. However, with the tags you can be sure that you are not only using "any" commit from a release branch, but really the commit, which has also been published as released version (it will e.g. show the fitting version number, while commits from in-between versions won't).