diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/my/coding.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/my/coding.lua
index 92620a5..07b2f4a 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/my/coding.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/my/coding.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require('my/tools')
 
 packer.use {                                -- toggle comments
     'https://github.com/tomtom/tcomment_vim',
+    tag = '*',
     config = function()
         vim.g.tcomment_opleader1 = '<Leader>c'
         vim.g.tcomment_mapleader1 = ''
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ packer.use {
     'https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo-syntax'
 }
 
-packer.use {
+packer.use {    -- NOTE: looks abandoned
     'https://github.com/jiangmiao/auto-pairs',
     config = function()
         vim.g.AutoPairsFlyMode = 0
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/my/filetypes.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/my/filetypes.lua
index f5f1f3e..4659423 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/my/filetypes.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/my/filetypes.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ packer.use {
 
 packer.use {
     'https://github.com/nvim-orgmode/orgmode',
+    tag = '*',
     requires = 'https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter',
     config = function()
         require('orgmode').setup{}
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/my/lsp.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/my/lsp.lua
index 859b7a4..cf90c5e 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/my/lsp.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/my/lsp.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require('my/completion')
 
 packer.use {
     'https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig',
+    tag = '*',
     requires = 'https://github.com/hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp',
     config = function()
         map('n', '<f5>', vim.diagnostic.goto_prev)
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/my/net.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/my/net.lua
index e852266..d1918a9 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/my/net.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/my/net.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require('my/plugins')
 -- embed nvim in browsers
 packer.use {
     'https://github.com/glacambre/firenvim',
+    tag = '*',
     run = function()
         vim.fn['firenvim#install'](0)
     end,