What "latest" value for patch version means?

[imPratyoosh]

Does it fetches Stable releases only, or Latest no matter what release type it is dev/stable (if this is what "latest" does, then why there's no "stable" for only stable patch releases or am I missing something)

[nvbangg]

Does it fetches Stable releases only, or Latest no matter what release type it is dev/stable (if this is what "latest" does, then why there's no "stable" for only stable patch releases or am I missing something)

For patches, version="latest" means it will fetch the newest stable release (the release marked as latest), while version="dev" will fetch the absolute highest version available, including pre-releases or beta builds.