What is the difference between release version and branch for esp-idf?

[AndreaS73]

When downloading the ESP-IDF from VSC I have to select the desired branch:

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what is the difference between:

- v5.4 (release version)
- release/v5.4 (release branch)

why should I prefer one or the other?

[AndreaS73]

Found here the answer: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp ... start-with