diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/Interfaces/IOpenApiDescribedElement.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/Interfaces/IOpenApiDescribedElement.cs
index ca035cc51..3deee3d3c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/Interfaces/IOpenApiDescribedElement.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/Interfaces/IOpenApiDescribedElement.cs
@@ -13,3 +13,15 @@ public interface IOpenApiDescribedElement : IOpenApiElement
     /// </summary>
     public string Description { get; set; }
 }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Describes an element that has a description.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IOpenApiReadOnlyDescribedElement : IOpenApiElement
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Long description for the example.
+    /// CommonMark syntax MAY be used for rich text representation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Description { get; }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/Interfaces/IOpenApiTag.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/Interfaces/IOpenApiTag.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4f7d1e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/Interfaces/IOpenApiTag.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
+
+namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Defines the base properties for the path item object.
+/// This interface is provided for type assertions but should not be implemented by package consumers beyond automatic mocking.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IOpenApiTag : IOpenApiSerializable, IOpenApiReadOnlyExtensible, IOpenApiReadOnlyDescribedElement
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The name of the tag.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Name { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Additional external documentation for this tag.
+    /// </summary>
+    public OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiTag.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiTag.cs
index 057cf6d49..c30d7b819 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiTag.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiTag.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers;
 
 namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models
@@ -11,32 +12,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models
     /// <summary>
     /// Tag Object.
     /// </summary>
-    public class OpenApiTag : IOpenApiReferenceable, IOpenApiExtensible
+    public class OpenApiTag : IOpenApiExtensible, IOpenApiReferenceable, IOpenApiTag, IOpenApiDescribedElement
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The name of the tag.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual string Name { get; set; }
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public string Name { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// A short description for the tag.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual string Description { get; set; }
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public string Description { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Additional external documentation for this tag.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; set; }
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// This object MAY be extended with Specification Extensions.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual IDictionary<string, IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiExtension>();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Indicates if object is populated with data or is just a reference to the data
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool UnresolvedReference { get; set; }
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public IDictionary<string, IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiExtension>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Parameterless constructor
@@ -44,21 +32,20 @@ public class OpenApiTag : IOpenApiReferenceable, IOpenApiExtensible
         public OpenApiTag() { }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a copy of an <see cref="OpenApiTag"/> object
+        /// Initializes a copy of an <see cref="IOpenApiTag"/> object
         /// </summary>
-        public OpenApiTag(OpenApiTag tag)
+        public OpenApiTag(IOpenApiTag tag)
         {
             Name = tag?.Name ?? Name;
             Description = tag?.Description ?? Description;
             ExternalDocs = tag?.ExternalDocs != null ? new(tag.ExternalDocs) : null;
             Extensions = tag?.Extensions != null ? new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiExtension>(tag.Extensions) : null;
-            UnresolvedReference = tag?.UnresolvedReference ?? UnresolvedReference;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Serialize <see cref="OpenApiTag"/> to Open Api v3.1
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void SerializeAsV31(IOpenApiWriter writer) 
+        public void SerializeAsV31(IOpenApiWriter writer) 
         {
             SerializeInternal(writer, OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi3_1,
                 (writer, element) => element.SerializeAsV31(writer));
@@ -67,13 +54,13 @@ public virtual void SerializeAsV31(IOpenApiWriter writer)
         /// <summary>
         /// Serialize <see cref="OpenApiTag"/> to Open Api v3.0
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void SerializeAsV3(IOpenApiWriter writer) 
+        public void SerializeAsV3(IOpenApiWriter writer) 
         {
             SerializeInternal(writer, OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi3_0,
                 (writer, element) => element.SerializeAsV3(writer));
         }
 
-        internal virtual void SerializeInternal(IOpenApiWriter writer, OpenApiSpecVersion version, 
+        internal void SerializeInternal(IOpenApiWriter writer, OpenApiSpecVersion version, 
             Action<IOpenApiWriter, IOpenApiSerializable> callback)
         {
             writer.WriteStartObject();
@@ -96,7 +83,7 @@ internal virtual void SerializeInternal(IOpenApiWriter writer, OpenApiSpecVersio
         /// <summary>
         /// Serialize <see cref="OpenApiTag"/> to Open Api v2.0
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void SerializeAsV2(IOpenApiWriter writer)
+        public void SerializeAsV2(IOpenApiWriter writer)
         {
             writer.WriteStartObject();
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder.cs
index 56d694d0a..0b500945b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References;
 /// <typeparam name="V">The interface type for the model.</typeparam>
 public abstract class BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder<T, V> : IOpenApiReferenceHolder<T, V> where T : class, IOpenApiReferenceable, V where V : IOpenApiSerializable
 {
-    private T _target;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The resolved target object.
+    /// </summary>
+    protected T _target;
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public T Target
+    public virtual T Target
     {
         get
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs
index 09afa3655..b70717403 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/References/OpenApiTagReference.cs
@@ -5,26 +5,19 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
-using Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers;
+using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces;
 
 namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Tag Object Reference
     /// </summary>
-    public class OpenApiTagReference : OpenApiTag, IOpenApiReferenceHolder<OpenApiTag>
+    public class OpenApiTagReference : BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder<OpenApiTag, IOpenApiTag>, IOpenApiTag
     {
-        internal OpenApiTag _target;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Reference.
-        /// </summary>
-        public OpenApiReference Reference { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Resolved target of the reference.
         /// </summary>
-        public OpenApiTag Target
+        public override OpenApiTag Target
         {
             get
             {
@@ -38,85 +31,32 @@ public OpenApiTag Target
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="referenceId">The reference Id.</param>
         /// <param name="hostDocument">The host OpenAPI document.</param>
-        public OpenApiTagReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument)
+        public OpenApiTagReference(string referenceId, OpenApiDocument hostDocument):base(referenceId, hostDocument, ReferenceType.Tag)
         {
-            Utils.CheckArgumentNullOrEmpty(referenceId);
-
-            Reference = new OpenApiReference()
-            {
-                Id = referenceId,
-                HostDocument = hostDocument,
-                Type = ReferenceType.Tag
-            };
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Copy Constructor
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="source">The source to copy information from.</param>
-        public OpenApiTagReference(OpenApiTagReference source):base()
+        internal OpenApiTagReference(OpenApiTag target, string referenceId):base(target, referenceId, ReferenceType.Tag)
         {
-            Reference = source?.Reference != null ? new(source.Reference) : null;
-            _target = source?._target;
         }
 
-        private const string ReferenceErrorMessage = "Setting the value from the reference is not supported, use the target property instead.";
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override string Description { get => Target.Description; set => throw new InvalidOperationException(ReferenceErrorMessage); }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get => Target.ExternalDocs; set => throw new InvalidOperationException(ReferenceErrorMessage); }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override IDictionary<string, IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get => Target.Extensions; set => throw new InvalidOperationException(ReferenceErrorMessage); }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override string Name { get => Target.Name; set => throw new InvalidOperationException(ReferenceErrorMessage); }
-        
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override void SerializeAsV3(IOpenApiWriter writer)
+        public string Description
         {
-            if (!writer.GetSettings().ShouldInlineReference(Reference))
-            {
-                Reference.SerializeAsV3(writer);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                SerializeInternal(writer);
-            }
+            get => string.IsNullOrEmpty(Reference?.Description) ? Target?.Description : Reference.Description;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override void SerializeAsV31(IOpenApiWriter writer)
-        {
-            if (!writer.GetSettings().ShouldInlineReference(Reference))
-            {
-                Reference.SerializeAsV31(writer);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                SerializeInternal(writer);
-            }
-        }
+        public OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get => Target?.ExternalDocs; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override void SerializeAsV2(IOpenApiWriter writer)
-        {
-            if (!writer.GetSettings().ShouldInlineReference(Reference))
-            {
-                Reference.SerializeAsV2(writer);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                SerializeInternal(writer);
-            }
-        }
+        public IDictionary<string, IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get => Target?.Extensions; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        private void SerializeInternal(IOpenApiWriter writer)
+        public string Name { get => Target?.Name; }
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override IOpenApiTag CopyReferenceAsTargetElementWithOverrides(IOpenApiTag source)
         {
-            Utils.CheckArgumentNull(writer);
-            writer.WriteValue(Name);
+            return source is OpenApiTag ? new OpenApiTag(this) : source;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV2JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=False.verified.txt b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV2JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=False.verified.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2afa516e0..000000000
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV2JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=False.verified.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "pet",
-  "description": "Pets operations",
-  "externalDocs": {
-    "description": "Find more info here",
-    "url": "https://example.com"
-  },
-  "x-tag-extension": null
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV2JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=True.verified.txt b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV2JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=True.verified.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f0a901938..000000000
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV2JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=True.verified.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"name":"pet","description":"Pets operations","externalDocs":{"description":"Find more info here","url":"https://example.com"},"x-tag-extension":null}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV3JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=False.verified.txt b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV3JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=False.verified.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2afa516e0..000000000
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV3JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=False.verified.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "pet",
-  "description": "Pets operations",
-  "externalDocs": {
-    "description": "Find more info here",
-    "url": "https://example.com"
-  },
-  "x-tag-extension": null
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV3JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=True.verified.txt b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV3JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=True.verified.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f0a901938..000000000
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.SerializeAdvancedTagAsV3JsonWithoutReferenceWorksAsync_produceTerseOutput=True.verified.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"name":"pet","description":"Pets operations","externalDocs":{"description":"Find more info here","url":"https://example.com"},"x-tag-extension":null}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.cs
index 508779adf..c987592d4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/OpenApiTagTests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;
+using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers;
 using VerifyXunit;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public class OpenApiTagTests
             }
         };
 
-        public static OpenApiTag ReferencedTag = new OpenApiTagReference("pet", null);
+        public static IOpenApiTag ReferencedTag = new OpenApiTagReference(AdvancedTag, "pet");
 
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(true)]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/References/OpenApiTagReferenceTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/References/OpenApiTagReferenceTest.cs
index 9d409c24b..250f8ee53 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/References/OpenApiTagReferenceTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Models/References/OpenApiTagReferenceTest.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public void TagReferenceResolutionWorks()
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal("user", _openApiTagReference.Name);
             Assert.Equal("Operations about users.", _openApiTagReference.Description);
-            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => _openApiTagReference.Description = "New Description");
         }
 
         [Theory]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt
index 98029f874..54da760d1 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/PublicApi/PublicApi.approved.txt
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces
         System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiParameter> Parameters { get; }
         System.Collections.Generic.IList<Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiServer> Servers { get; }
     }
+    public interface IOpenApiReadOnlyDescribedElement : Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement
+    {
+        string Description { get; }
+    }
     public interface IOpenApiRequestBody : Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReadOnlyExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiDescribedElement
     {
         System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiMediaType> Content { get; }
@@ -473,6 +477,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces
     {
         string Summary { get; set; }
     }
+    public interface IOpenApiTag : Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReadOnlyExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiReadOnlyDescribedElement
+    {
+        Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; }
+        string Name { get; }
+    }
 }
 namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models
 {
@@ -1109,18 +1118,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models
         public void SerializeAsV3(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
         public void SerializeAsV31(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
     }
-    public class OpenApiTag : Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReferenceable, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable
+    public class OpenApiTag : Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReadOnlyExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReferenceable, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiDescribedElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiReadOnlyDescribedElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiTag
     {
         public OpenApiTag() { }
-        public OpenApiTag(Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiTag tag) { }
-        public bool UnresolvedReference { get; set; }
-        public virtual string Description { get; set; }
-        public virtual System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get; set; }
-        public virtual Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; set; }
-        public virtual string Name { get; set; }
-        public virtual void SerializeAsV2(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
-        public virtual void SerializeAsV3(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
-        public virtual void SerializeAsV31(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
+        public OpenApiTag(Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiTag tag) { }
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+        public System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get; set; }
+        public Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public void SerializeAsV2(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
+        public void SerializeAsV3(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
+        public void SerializeAsV31(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
     }
     public class OpenApiXml : Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable
     {
@@ -1234,10 +1242,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References
         where T :  class, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReferenceable, V
         where V : Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable
     {
+        protected T _target;
         protected BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder(Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References.BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder<T, V> source) { }
         protected BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder(string referenceId, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiDocument hostDocument, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.ReferenceType referenceType, string externalResource = null) { }
         public Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiReference Reference { get; set; }
-        public T Target { get; }
+        public virtual T Target { get; }
         public bool UnresolvedReference { get; set; }
         public abstract V CopyReferenceAsTargetElementWithOverrides(V source);
         public virtual void SerializeAsV2(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
@@ -1426,19 +1435,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References
         public Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.SecuritySchemeType? Type { get; }
         public override Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiSecurityScheme CopyReferenceAsTargetElementWithOverrides(Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiSecurityScheme source) { }
     }
-    public class OpenApiTagReference : Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiTag, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReferenceHolder, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReferenceHolder<Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiTag>, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable
+    public class OpenApiTagReference : Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References.BaseOpenApiReferenceHolder<Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiTag, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiTag>, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiReadOnlyExtensible, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiSerializable, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiReadOnlyDescribedElement, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiTag
     {
-        public OpenApiTagReference(Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.References.OpenApiTagReference source) { }
         public OpenApiTagReference(string referenceId, Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiDocument hostDocument) { }
-        public Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiReference Reference { get; set; }
-        public Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiTag Target { get; }
-        public override string Description { get; set; }
-        public override System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get; set; }
-        public override Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; set; }
-        public override string Name { get; set; }
-        public override void SerializeAsV2(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
-        public override void SerializeAsV3(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
-        public override void SerializeAsV31(Microsoft.OpenApi.Writers.IOpenApiWriter writer) { }
+        public string Description { get; }
+        public System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces.IOpenApiExtension> Extensions { get; }
+        public Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiExternalDocs ExternalDocs { get; }
+        public string Name { get; }
+        public override Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.OpenApiTag Target { get; }
+        public override Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiTag CopyReferenceAsTargetElementWithOverrides(Microsoft.OpenApi.Models.Interfaces.IOpenApiTag source) { }
     }
 }
 namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Reader