# Argo CD v2.6.8 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Argo CD (https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io)
- **Version:** v2.6.8
- **Released:** May 25, 2023
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/argocd/updates/v2.6.8/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v2.6.8. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd

## Bug Fixes
- fix: CMPv2 does not allow symlinks to adjacent files in same git repo. Fixes #13342 (#13360) (#13724)
- fix(appset): handle templating of raw JSON fields (#12947) (#12949) (#13653)
- fix: avoid acquiring lock on two mutexes at the same time to prevent deadlock (#13636) (#13649)
- fix: consume cluster cache deadlock fix from gitops-engine (#13613)
- fix: surface errors when compressing files (#13491) (#13493)
- fix: --file usage is broken for 'argocd proj create' command (#13130)