# Helm v4.2.4 — Helm v4.2.4

- Product: Helm (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/helm)
- Vendor: Helm
- Date: 2026-08-13
- Version: v4.2.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v4.2.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/helm/releases/v4.2.4

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- **fixed** — Improve error reporting for helm template --debug with --show-only
- **fixed** — Fetch logs from all containers in test pods
- **fixed** — Check error return in Digest and encodeRelease for provenance
- **fixed** — Fix panic on repeated IsReachable calls
- **fixed** — Set [pull,push] scope when helm push to a registry using token auth
- **fixed** — Fix missing conflict retry with server-side apply
- **fixed** — Properly format the extra field in gzipped packages
- **fixed** — Fix vanishing empty lines
- **fixed** — Pass registry client to downloader.Manager in upgrade
- **changed** — Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.80.0 to 1.82.1
- **security** — 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!

- Join the discussion in [Kubernetes Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com):
  -  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](https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/91295593969?password=17825db5-c698-44cc-9f00-ef1f61f5d3fb)
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: [ArtifactHub/packages](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?kind=0)

##### 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:

- [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 6c163d687ca03c3b5c01928e53bbbcf9518278f47ce7a2f249a5a08e8bdaa2bc)
- [MacOS arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-darwin-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-darwin-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / d747eb4e28bd2727173d15b759fa0a17822291ec09db7ced3d55af290a3661a2)
- [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / c306b46f719b0a4da32d0f78ee21bf90ce8d602f15b22ab753f0674d1670a7f3)
- [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 894e901f7daaf9b458baad7b5c685bfeef49070d7d53f99687bd5846a6c13639)
- [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 564de2191b881e9f71b5606b25345821ea1682f06ab90499d3ab22b530176da1)
- [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 45297aeac0c65173a89e8de832997f952ba5115c2db09b2e3f2c23a601e70583)
- [Linux loong64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-loong64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-loong64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / faafbfecc1a06196e650c3ce0c74d5ac32cb1c0c0a855fa76e59dd100cb8d4c4)
- [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 5c00073e9d493de201384bb7eb19d60615bd7c39db52148473e8ce6da84bc70a)
- [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 5396a35fca5fa46e5614140363f389ce66f96886c1b25f256d9e3028299422fa)
- [Linux riscv64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-riscv64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-linux-riscv64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / d8532a3524ca842887b15ab794377dc9c8ced8f26264c84171b4b0aafff05411)
- [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-windows-amd64.zip.sha256sum) / e94d83a4706fd82078c98dade2079fa9d9680c1c2bfb93bfc304ee6bc2412a32)
- [Windows arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.2.4-w

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