Helm v4.2.4

v4.2.4

Helm v4.2.4

Changed 1
  • Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.80.0 to 1.82.1
Fixed 9
  • Improve error reporting for helm template --debug with --show-only
  • Fetch logs from all containers in test pods
  • Check error return in Digest and encodeRelease for provenance
  • Fix panic on repeated IsReachable calls
  • Set [pull,push] scope when helm push to a registry using token auth
  • Fix missing conflict retry with server-side apply
Security 1
  • Bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 for GO-2026-5158

Helm v4.2.4 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there!

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    • for questions and just to hang out
    • for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
  • Hang out at the Public Developer Call: Thursday, 9:30 Pacific via Zoom
  • Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
Notable Changes
  • fix: Improve error reporting for helm template --debug with --show-only- #31185 by @kyokuping
  • fix: fetch logs from all containers in test pods- #32099 by @SebTardif
  • fix(provenance): check error return in Digest and encodeRelease- #32136 by @SebTardif
  • fix panic on repeated IsReachable calls- #32184 by @atkrad
  • fix: set [pull,push] scope when helm push to a registry(use token auth) - v4- #31211 by @kimsungmin1
  • Fix missing conflict retry with server-side apply- #32088 by @Kajot-dev
  • Properly format the extra field in gzipped packages- #31884 by @ouillie
  • Fix vanishing empty lines- #32327 by @matheuscscp
  • fix: pass registry client to downloader.Manager in upgrade- #32400 by @SetagGnaw
  • chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.80.0 to 1.82.1- #32450
  • fix: bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 for GO-2026-5158- #32521 by @TerryHowe
Installation and Upgrading

Download Helm v4.2.4. The common platform binaries are here:

This release was signed with 208D D36E D5BB 3745 A167 43A4 C7C6 FBB5 B91C 1155 and can be found at @scottrigby keybase account. Please use the attached signatures for verifying this release using gpg.

The Quickstart Guide will get you going from there. For upgrade instructions or detailed installation notes, check the install guide. You can also use a script to install on any system with bash.

What's Next
  • 4.3.0 and 3.22.0 are the next minor releases scheduled for September 9, 2026
Changelog
  • Minimal fix to build failure from #31211. 3900f434fd3ef2b84065dc04508df48f288dba00 (Scott Rigby)
  • fix: bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 for GO-2026-5158 (#32521) f7c6e8f0f1e0e649e8d03b1535db4f3b8d0c9af2 (Terry Howe)
  • chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.80.0 to 1.82.1 035a2c38e9a75ca0988c8449c0b7257f30d04064 (dependabot[bot])
  • fix: pass registry client to downloader.Manager in upgrade f76a5f46a952f731cc1543f348121297c8b3f6cc (Gates Wang)
  • Apply suggestions 5a7c6c7c732b04ad6517b452d538da9e18993d67 (Will Noble)
  • Properly format the extra field in gzipped packages 22818486ce0fc18d92e01ba39faf65f70ffa8865 (Will Noble)
  • Fix missing conflict retry with server-side apply (#32088) 2c979a17ac6b6d7bfe2d6650b69fa9effe963d4d (Jakub Jaruszewski)
  • Potential fix for pull request finding 2bd2c66544634e419ede3cfa18952cce5a5acd08 (kimsungmin1)
  • fix(registry): resolve golangci-lint issues in token-auth tests 183a5402291c553898b9c404bc17c95c81ea1c6c (kimsm28)
  • chore: go mod tidy after rebase on main 08d8da1aa9080772e57ab5bf5b00b3c13364af00 (kimsm28)
  • fix(registry): use plain-http registry in token-auth scope test 9655b5aecc0d36142d0620ff5ed762065a997739 (kimsm28)
  • Update pkg/registry/client.go 430dfac3eeab03886f511761e3969f738f760364 (Terry Howe)
  • test: improve client_scope_test.go to avoid data races and brittle assertions 9569605eccf8318fe25bf78c46c4eb462ce8fc3f (kimsm28)
  • fix typos in withScopeHint function comment 63f2b6809919e5e8e3e04f52064a536a14f1ff9b (kimsm28)
  • fix registry test failures by adjusting DockerRegistryHost and auth server listener management f7488c0be8c65dd16386c215cac4332900667278 (kimsm28)
  • fix variable naming requestUrl -> requestURL 8fe78fbe46eb2db5c75ab1cc89699c750017dca6 (kimsm28)
  • fix typo, remove unnecessary code, fix to avoid to use the assertion in http hanlder d0670d2fb2c3426cde4b41927b5e9b8b4370df93 (kimsm28)
  • change suite.Nil, suite.NotNill to more proper function(suite.NoError, suite.Error) 804256ef659226f26b2222ccb8f9cf18ef1b1946 (kimsungmin1)
  • change client_scope_test.go to use httptest d79bceb807692512461d8007040c41bcd1547041 (kimsungmin1)
  • fix typo d34fcd9264225a1e6296c4b0ee124dc69f3b3ecc (kimsungmin1)
  • remove freeport dependency 9fbd190c30addb4786e4fe930a0fe98bf354116a (kimsungmin1)
  • add newline in license header 9275661357afdfe12b8ce561e8103673f16cca8d (kimsungmin1)
  • fix scope when helm push to a registry that use token auth fef91f3e6942a20148542461eaebfb24f2c09584 (kimsungmin1)
  • fix panic on repeated IsReachable calls e89ce68bc5fec430bc1e2f0aef1aca6a2e71f795 (Mohammad Abdolirad)
  • fix(provenance): check error return in Digest ff1ac83bfb1246cdf1b57a4db0042085cc8b265d (Sebastien Tardif)
  • fix: address review feedback 4b4dedb2bdcfac886c124a361a5126e3c5e3c5df (Sebastien Tardif)
  • fix: fetch logs from all containers in test pods 7c8010322b8639cdf7844ac1ae5f8d444db43935 (Sebastien Tardif)
  • chore: rename savedErr to clear its specific purpose ecc9cd2f1b5b53dadcd12395c032bc5b3ca02937 (Jeaeun Kim)
  • chore: fix lint f6211ba49bfbf5768ea44be3a1402869a4709b37 (Jeaeun Kim)
  • chore: store err separately for clarity 3507ea5bfdbad921684ac131896b6968c76e9ca6 (Jeaeun Kim)
  • chore: Improve error reporting for helm template --debug with --show-only 211ffae93d2d741a2dbcd74b4aa2a1bc2fc27d5f (Jeaeun Kim)
  • Address review comments 51a9837ba177812c381515886c4f0cd0b7a633e6 (Matheus Pimenta)
  • Fix vanishing empty lines 83a8b70ffc1bcf97bb293cf6b35bd3b5093e8c30 (Matheus Pimenta)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/helm/helm/compare/v4.2.3...v4.2.4

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