diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/RelationsTraversal.test.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/RelationsTraversal.test.tsx
index 99238234f4..89baee3457 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/RelationsTraversal.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/RelationsTraversal.test.tsx
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ describe('Simple relations', () => {
     configureRelations(composedGesture);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan2.tag,
+      pan2.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan1.tag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('Simple relations', () => {
 
     configureRelations(composedGesture);
 
-    expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([pan2.tag]);
+    expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([pan2.handlerTag]);
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ describe('External relations', () => {
     configureRelations(pan3);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan2.tag, pan3.tag].sort()
+      [pan2.handlerTag, pan3.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan3.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan3.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan2.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan2.handlerTag].sort()
     );
   });
 
@@ -163,8 +163,11 @@ describe('External relations', () => {
     configureRelations(pan3);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
-    expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([pan1.tag]);
-    expect(pan3.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([pan1.tag, pan2.tag]);
+    expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([pan1.handlerTag]);
+    expect(pan3.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([
+      pan1.handlerTag,
+      pan2.handlerTag,
+    ]);
   });
 
   test('blocks', () => {
@@ -189,10 +192,12 @@ describe('External relations', () => {
     configureRelations(pan3);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.blocksHandlers).toStrictEqual([]);
-    expect(pan2.gestureRelations.blocksHandlers).toStrictEqual([pan1.tag]);
+    expect(pan2.gestureRelations.blocksHandlers).toStrictEqual([
+      pan1.handlerTag,
+    ]);
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.blocksHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan1.tag,
-      pan2.tag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
+      pan2.handlerTag,
     ]);
   });
 });
@@ -241,35 +246,35 @@ describe('Complex relations', () => {
 
     expect(tap1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
     expect(tap1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan1.tag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
 
-    expect(tap2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.tag]);
+    expect(tap2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.handlerTag]);
     expect(tap2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan1.tag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [tap1.tag, tap2.tag].sort()
+      [tap1.handlerTag, tap2.handlerTag].sort()
     );
 
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([
-      tap1.tag,
-      tap2.tag,
-      pan1.tag,
+      tap1.handlerTag,
+      tap2.handlerTag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan3.tag,
+      pan3.handlerTag,
     ]);
 
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([
-      tap1.tag,
-      tap2.tag,
-      pan1.tag,
+      tap1.handlerTag,
+      tap2.handlerTag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan2.tag,
+      pan2.handlerTag,
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -284,14 +289,14 @@ describe('Complex relations', () => {
     expect(tap1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
     expect(tap1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([]);
 
-    expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.tag]);
+    expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.handlerTag]);
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan2.tag,
+      pan2.handlerTag,
     ]);
 
-    expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.tag]);
+    expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.handlerTag]);
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan1.tag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -304,10 +309,13 @@ describe('Complex relations', () => {
     expect(tap1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
     expect(tap1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([]);
 
-    expect(tap2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.tag]);
+    expect(tap2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.handlerTag]);
     expect(tap2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([]);
 
-    expect(tap3.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([tap1.tag, tap2.tag]);
+    expect(tap3.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([
+      tap1.handlerTag,
+      tap2.handlerTag,
+    ]);
     expect(tap3.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
 });
@@ -355,35 +363,35 @@ describe('Complex relations with external gestures', () => {
     configureRelations(E);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan2.tag, pan5.tag].sort()
+      [pan2.handlerTag, pan5.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
 
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan5.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan5.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
 
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan4.tag,
+      pan4.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([
-      pan5.tag,
-      pan1.tag,
-      pan2.tag,
+      pan5.handlerTag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
+      pan2.handlerTag,
     ]);
 
     expect(pan4.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan3.tag,
+      pan3.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan4.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([
-      pan5.tag,
-      pan1.tag,
-      pan2.tag,
+      pan5.handlerTag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
+      pan2.handlerTag,
     ]);
 
     expect(pan5.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan2.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan2.handlerTag].sort()
     );
   });
 
@@ -428,31 +436,31 @@ describe('Complex relations with external gestures', () => {
     configureRelations(S);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan4.tag, pan5.tag, pan3.tag].sort()
+      [pan4.handlerTag, pan5.handlerTag, pan3.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
 
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan3.tag,
+      pan3.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([
-      pan4.tag,
-      pan5.tag,
-      pan1.tag,
+      pan4.handlerTag,
+      pan5.handlerTag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
 
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan2.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan2.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
 
     expect(pan4.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan1.tag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan4.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
 
     expect(pan5.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers).toStrictEqual([
-      pan1.tag,
+      pan1.handlerTag,
     ]);
     expect(pan5.gestureRelations.waitFor).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
@@ -487,13 +495,13 @@ describe('External relations with composed gestures', () => {
     configureRelations(pan3);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan2.tag, pan3.tag].sort()
+      [pan2.handlerTag, pan3.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan3.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan3.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan2.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan2.handlerTag].sort()
     );
   });
 
@@ -525,13 +533,13 @@ describe('External relations with composed gestures', () => {
     configureRelations(composedGesture);
 
     expect(pan1.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan2.tag, pan3.tag].sort()
+      [pan2.handlerTag, pan3.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan2.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan3.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan3.handlerTag].sort()
     );
     expect(pan3.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      [pan1.tag, pan2.tag].sort()
+      [pan1.handlerTag, pan2.handlerTag].sort()
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/jestUtils/jestUtils.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/jestUtils/jestUtils.ts
index ee7a951c57..9d3eb1b745 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/jestUtils/jestUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/jestUtils/jestUtils.ts
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ function getHandlerData(
   if (isHookGesture(componentOrGesture)) {
     return {
       handlerType: componentOrGesture.type as HandlerNames,
-      handlerTag: componentOrGesture.tag,
+      handlerTag: componentOrGesture.handlerTag,
       enabled: maybeUnpackValue(componentOrGesture.config.enabled),
       emitEvent: (eventName, args) => {
         const { state, oldState, handlerTag, ...rest } = args.nativeEvent;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx
index 0c53dab2f4..2a43af7b28 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureComponents.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const ScrollView = (
 
   const updateGesture = (gesture: NativeGesture) => {
     ghQueueMicrotask(() => {
-      if (!scrollGesture || scrollGesture.tag !== gesture.tag) {
+      if (!scrollGesture || scrollGesture.handlerTag !== gesture.handlerTag) {
         setScrollGesture(gesture);
         onGestureUpdate_CAN_CAUSE_INFINITE_RERENDER?.(gesture);
       }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export const FlatList = ((props) => {
 
   const updateGesture = (gesture: NativeGesture) => {
     ghQueueMicrotask(() => {
-      if (!scrollGesture || scrollGesture.tag !== gesture.tag) {
+      if (!scrollGesture || scrollGesture.handlerTag !== gesture.handlerTag) {
         setScrollGesture(gesture);
         onGestureUpdate_CAN_CAUSE_INFINITE_RERENDER?.(gesture);
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/NativeDetector.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/NativeDetector.tsx
index 249da97d7e..c75e26cf57 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/NativeDetector.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/NativeDetector.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ export function NativeDetector<THandlerData, TConfig>({
   configureRelations(gesture);
 
   const handlerTags = useMemo(() => {
-    return isComposedGesture(gesture) ? gesture.tags : [gesture.tag];
+    return isComposedGesture(gesture)
+      ? gesture.handlerTags
+      : [gesture.handlerTag];
   }, [gesture]);
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/InterceptingGestureDetector.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/InterceptingGestureDetector.tsx
index 8b4fe6ad25..7bf7dcfa99 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/InterceptingGestureDetector.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/InterceptingGestureDetector.tsx
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ export function InterceptingGestureDetector<THandlerData, TConfig>({
 
   const handlerTags = useMemo(() => {
     if (gesture) {
-      return isComposedGesture(gesture) ? gesture.tags : [gesture.tag];
+      return isComposedGesture(gesture)
+        ? gesture.handlerTags
+        : [gesture.handlerTag];
     }
     return [];
   }, [gesture]);
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/VirtualDetector.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/VirtualDetector.tsx
index 3143da5953..c25af2d16e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/VirtualDetector.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/VirtualDetector/VirtualDetector.tsx
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export function VirtualDetector<THandlerData, TConfig>(
     }
 
     const handlerTags = isComposedGesture(props.gesture)
-      ? props.gesture.tags
-      : [props.gesture.tag];
+      ? props.gesture.handlerTags
+      : [props.gesture.handlerTag];
 
     if (props.gesture.config.dispatchesAnimatedEvents) {
       throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/utils.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/utils.ts
index 2c8f51a126..c627f56e4c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/detectors/utils.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ export const traverseAndConfigureRelations = (
   // If we are in the leaf node, we want to fill gesture relations arrays with current
   // waitFor and simultaneousHandlers. We also want to configure relations on the native side.
   if (!isComposedGesture(node)) {
-    node.gestureRelations = prepareRelations(node.config, node.tag);
+    node.gestureRelations = prepareRelations(node.config, node.handlerTag);
 
     node.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers.push(...simultaneousHandlers);
     node.gestureRelations.waitFor.push(...waitFor);
 
-    NativeProxy.configureRelations(node.tag, {
+    NativeProxy.configureRelations(node.handlerTag, {
       waitFor: node.gestureRelations.waitFor,
       simultaneousHandlers: node.gestureRelations.simultaneousHandlers,
       blocksHandlers: node.gestureRelations.blocksHandlers,
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ export const traverseAndConfigureRelations = (
         node.type !== ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous &&
         child.type === ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous
       ) {
-        child.tags.forEach((tag) => simultaneousHandlers.add(tag));
+        child.handlerTags.forEach((handlerTag) =>
+          simultaneousHandlers.add(handlerTag)
+        );
       }
 
       // If we go from a simultaneous gesture to a non-simultaneous gesture,
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@ export const traverseAndConfigureRelations = (
         node.type === ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous &&
         child.type !== ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous
       ) {
-        child.tags.forEach((tag) => simultaneousHandlers.delete(tag));
+        child.handlerTags.forEach((handlerTag) =>
+          simultaneousHandlers.delete(handlerTag)
+        );
       }
 
       // We will keep the current length of `waitFor` to reset it to previous state
@@ -79,7 +83,9 @@ export const traverseAndConfigureRelations = (
         child.type === ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous &&
         node.type !== ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous
       ) {
-        node.tags.forEach((tag) => simultaneousHandlers.delete(tag));
+        node.handlerTags.forEach((handlerTag) =>
+          simultaneousHandlers.delete(handlerTag)
+        );
       }
 
       // If we go back from a non-simultaneous gesture to a simultaneous gesture,
@@ -89,13 +95,15 @@ export const traverseAndConfigureRelations = (
         child.type !== ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous &&
         node.type === ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous
       ) {
-        node.tags.forEach((tag) => simultaneousHandlers.add(tag));
+        node.handlerTags.forEach((handlerTag) =>
+          simultaneousHandlers.add(handlerTag)
+        );
       }
 
       // If we go back to an exclusive gesture, we want to add the tags of the child gesture to the `waitFor` array.
       // This will allow us to pass exclusive gesture tags to the right subtree of the current node.
       if (node.type === ComposedGestureName.Exclusive) {
-        child.tags.forEach((tag) => waitFor.push(tag));
+        child.handlerTags.forEach((handlerTag) => waitFor.push(handlerTag));
       }
 
       // If we go back from an exclusive gesture to a non-exclusive gesture, we want to reset the `waitFor` array
@@ -111,17 +119,17 @@ export const traverseAndConfigureRelations = (
     // This means that child is a leaf node.
     else {
       // We don't want to mark gesture as simultaneous with itself, so we remove its tag from the set.
-      const hasRemovedTag = simultaneousHandlers.delete(child.tag);
+      const hasRemovedTag = simultaneousHandlers.delete(child.handlerTag);
 
       traverseAndConfigureRelations(child, simultaneousHandlers, waitFor);
 
       if (hasRemovedTag) {
-        simultaneousHandlers.add(child.tag);
+        simultaneousHandlers.add(child.handlerTag);
       }
 
       // In the leaf node, we only care about filling `waitFor` array.
       if (node.type === ComposedGestureName.Exclusive) {
-        waitFor.push(child.tag);
+        waitFor.push(child.handlerTag);
       }
     }
   });
@@ -137,12 +145,17 @@ export function configureRelations<THandlerData, TConfig>(
 
     // If root is simultaneous, we want to add its tags to the set
     if (gesture.type === ComposedGestureName.Simultaneous) {
-      gesture.tags.forEach((tag) => simultaneousHandlers.add(tag));
+      gesture.handlerTags.forEach((handlerTag) =>
+        simultaneousHandlers.add(handlerTag)
+      );
     }
 
     traverseAndConfigureRelations(gesture, simultaneousHandlers);
   } else {
-    NativeProxy.configureRelations(gesture.tag, gesture.gestureRelations);
+    NativeProxy.configureRelations(
+      gesture.handlerTag,
+      gesture.gestureRelations
+    );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/composition/useComposedGesture.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/composition/useComposedGesture.ts
index ad2280808d..33c074df8a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/composition/useComposedGesture.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/composition/useComposedGesture.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ export function useComposedGesture(
   type: ComposedGestureName,
   ...gestures: AnyGesture[]
 ): ComposedGesture {
-  const tags = gestures.flatMap((gesture) =>
-    isComposedGesture(gesture) ? gesture.tags : gesture.tag
+  const handlerTags = gestures.flatMap((gesture) =>
+    isComposedGesture(gesture) ? gesture.handlerTags : [gesture.handlerTag]
   );
 
-  if (containsDuplicates(tags)) {
+  if (containsDuplicates(handlerTags)) {
     throw new Error(
       tagMessage(
         'Each gesture can be used only once in the gesture composition.'
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export function useComposedGesture(
   }
 
   return {
-    tags,
+    handlerTags,
     type,
     config,
     detectorCallbacks: {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/useGesture.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/useGesture.ts
index 98b49879a8..7c07adee68 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/useGesture.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/useGesture.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function useGesture<THandlerData, TConfig>(
   type: SingleGestureName,
   config: BaseGestureConfig<THandlerData, TConfig>
 ): SingleGesture<THandlerData, TConfig> {
-  const tag = useMemo(() => getNextHandlerTag(), []);
+  const handlerTag = useMemo(() => getNextHandlerTag(), []);
   const disableReanimated = useMemo(() => config.disableReanimated, []);
 
   if (config.disableReanimated !== disableReanimated) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function useGesture<THandlerData, TConfig>(
     onGestureHandlerEvent,
     onReanimatedEvent,
     onGestureHandlerAnimatedEvent,
-  } = useGestureCallbacks(tag, config);
+  } = useGestureCallbacks(handlerTag, config);
 
   if (config.shouldUseReanimatedDetector && !onReanimatedEvent) {
     throw new Error(tagMessage('Failed to create reanimated event handlers.'));
@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ export function useGesture<THandlerData, TConfig>(
           requireToFail: config.requireToFail,
           block: config.block,
         },
-        tag
+        handlerTag
       ),
-    [tag, config.simultaneousWith, config.requireToFail, config.block]
+    [handlerTag, config.simultaneousWith, config.requireToFail, config.block]
   );
 
-  const currentGestureRef = useRef({ type: '', tag: -1 });
+  const currentGestureRef = useRef({ type: '', handlerTag: -1 });
   if (
-    currentGestureRef.current.tag !== tag ||
+    currentGestureRef.current.handlerTag !== handlerTag ||
     currentGestureRef.current.type !== (type as string)
   ) {
-    currentGestureRef.current = { type, tag };
-    NativeProxy.createGestureHandler(type, tag, {});
+    currentGestureRef.current = { type, handlerTag };
+    NativeProxy.createGestureHandler(type, handlerTag, {});
   }
 
   const gesture = useMemo(
     () => ({
-      tag,
+      handlerTag,
       type,
       config,
       detectorCallbacks: {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function useGesture<THandlerData, TConfig>(
       gestureRelations,
     }),
     [
-      tag,
+      handlerTag,
       type,
       config,
       onGestureHandlerEvent,
@@ -112,24 +112,24 @@ export function useGesture<THandlerData, TConfig>(
 
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => {
-      NativeProxy.dropGestureHandler(tag);
+      NativeProxy.dropGestureHandler(handlerTag);
       scheduleFlushOperations();
     };
-  }, [type, tag]);
+  }, [type, handlerTag]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const preparedConfig = prepareConfigForNativeSide(type, config);
-    NativeProxy.setGestureHandlerConfig(tag, preparedConfig);
+    NativeProxy.setGestureHandlerConfig(handlerTag, preparedConfig);
     scheduleFlushOperations();
 
-    bindSharedValues(config, tag);
-    registerGesture(tag, gesture);
+    bindSharedValues(config, handlerTag);
+    registerGesture(handlerTag, gesture);
 
     return () => {
-      unbindSharedValues(config, tag);
-      unregisterGesture(tag);
+      unbindSharedValues(config, handlerTag);
+      unregisterGesture(handlerTag);
     };
-  }, [tag, config, type, gesture]);
+  }, [handlerTag, config, type, gesture]);
 
   return gesture;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/utils/relationUtils.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/utils/relationUtils.ts
index e815c37299..c893eb20d9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/utils/relationUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/hooks/utils/relationUtils.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 export function isComposedGesture<THandlerData, TConfig>(
   gesture: Gesture<THandlerData, TConfig> | ComposedGesture
 ): gesture is ComposedGesture {
-  return 'tags' in gesture;
+  return 'handlerTags' in gesture;
 }
 
 function extractHandlerTags(
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ function extractHandlerTags(
 
   if (Array.isArray(otherHandler)) {
     otherTags = otherHandler.flatMap((gesture: Gesture) =>
-      isComposedGesture(gesture) ? gesture.tags : gesture.tag
+      isComposedGesture(gesture) ? gesture.handlerTags : [gesture.handlerTag]
     );
   } else {
     otherTags = isComposedGesture(otherHandler)
-      ? otherHandler.tags
-      : [otherHandler.tag];
+      ? otherHandler.handlerTags
+      : [otherHandler.handlerTag];
   }
 
   return otherTags;
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/types/GestureTypes.ts b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/types/GestureTypes.ts
index 5673c4c789..ba83883530 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/types/GestureTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/types/GestureTypes.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export type BaseDiscreteGestureConfig<THandlerData, TConfig> = Omit<
 >;
 
 export type SingleGesture<THandlerData, TConfig> = {
-  tag: number;
+  handlerTag: number;
   type: SingleGestureName;
   config: BaseGestureConfig<THandlerData, TConfig>;
   detectorCallbacks: DetectorCallbacks<THandlerData>;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export type DiscreteSingleGesture<THandlerData, TConfig> = {
 };
 
 export type ComposedGesture = {
-  tags: number[];
+  handlerTags: number[];
   type: ComposedGestureName;
   config: ComposedGestureConfig;
   detectorCallbacks: DetectorCallbacks<unknown>;