# Argo CD v2.1.8 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Argo CD (https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io)
- **Version:** v2.1.8
- **Released:** Dec 13, 2021
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/argocd/updates/v2.1.8/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v2.1.8. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd

## Bug Fixes
- fix: issue with keepalive (#7861)
- fix nil pointer dereference error (#7905)
- fix: env vars to tune cluster cache were broken (#7779)
- fix: upgraded gitops engine to v0.4.2 (fixes #7561)