# Argo CD v2.5.3 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Argo CD (https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io)
- **Version:** v2.5.3
- **Released:** Nov 28, 2022
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/argocd/updates/v2.5.3/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v2.5.3. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd

## New Features
- docs: add example for config management plugins exclusion (#11187)

## Improvements
- docs: improve build env variable list formatting (#11429)

## Bug Fixes
- fix: hide app namespace on the ui (#11111) (#11247)
- fix: ui banner covering sidebar (#11101)
- fix: Add support for /api/v1/applicationsets* via HTTP (#11409)
- fix: application stuck in infinite reconciliation loop if using wrong project (#11246)
- fix: remove 0.0.0.0/0 ipblock from network policies (#11321) (#11322)
- fix: set HELM_CONFIG_HOME dir for oci registry authentication; fixes: #11284 (#11285)