Impact Score: 5/10
Argo CD v2.13.8 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: argocd · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v2.13.8. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (2)
- 97fd4ac877dabf5b6ff4e1640c6ab58b9098ec43: fix(appset): generated app errors should use the default requeue (#21887) (cherry-pick #21936) (#22673) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 41ab259bea471f65db9fd5d79150bae836bfcccd: fix(test): broken e2e test (cherry-pick #22975) (#23053) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## Quick Start
### Non-HA:
```shell
kubectl create namespace argocd
kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2.13.8/manifests/install.yaml
```
### HA:
```shell
kubectl create namespace argocd
kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2.13.8/manifests/ha/install.yaml
```
## Release Signatures and Provenance
All Argo CD container images are signed by cosign. A Provenance is generated for container images and CLI binaries which meet the SLSA Level 3 specifications. See the [documentation](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/operator-manual/signed-release-assets) on how to verify.
## Upgrading
If upgrading from a different minor version, be sure to read the [upgrading](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/operator-manual/upgrading/overview/) documentation.
## Changelog
This release fixes a critical security issue: GHSA-2hj5-g64g-fp6p
### Bug fixes
* 97fd4ac877dabf5b6ff4e1640c6ab58b9098ec43: fix(appset): generated app errors should use the default requeue (#21887) (cherry-pick #21936) (#22673) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* 41ab259bea471f65db9fd5d79150bae836bfcccd: fix(test): broken e2e test (cherry-pick #22975) (#23053) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
### Other work
* d508e3be5079e43e132e7a68c7670f0408291569: Merge commit from fork (@crenshaw-dev)
* 6612b7b017730041706b39fd1a8eaa92d866ec0e: chore: replace heptio-images with argocd-e2e-container (cherry-pick #23040) (#23056) (@nitishfy)
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v2.13.7...v2.13.8
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