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A version label or source revision can remain unchanged while the bytes change. A later stage may resolve different dependencies, embed another configuration or receive a substituted package. Tests of the earlier package then accompany a different result.

Authenticity is a separate question. A signature can be valid while the signer, source, build procedure or artifact is not the one the consumer expects. Conversely, a package can have the expected digest while the only evidence for that expectation came through an untrusted channel.