Impact Score: 5/10
Argo CD v3.0.13 โ Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: argocd ยท Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v3.0.13. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
๐ Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
โจ New Features & Capabilities (1)
- 7822fbd43a4b7b55889379c1e4e8537ef90f12e8: docs: 3.0 migration - added remediation for explicitly syncing apps that use ApplyOutOfSyncOnly=true (cherry-pick #23918) (#23957) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (5)
- b1df89bfce9ade57e386aea67cd282b0ec3402e4: fix(lua): allow actions to add items to array (#24136) (@agaudreault)
- 46e7c008ceb1231437d198b5788bd8a384cd4afb: fix(server): Send Azure DevOps token via git extra headers (#23478) (#23631) (#24222) (@rumstead)
- 274ab28f8f80ccafc1e885073c626b37c20b6c42: fix(util): Fix default key exchange algorthims used for SSH connection to be FIPS compliant (#24086) (cherry-pick 3.0) (#24165) (@anandf)
- d76cedea576b2363d3ae58978ce8d01fdfad7814: fix: `kustomize edit add component` check (#24100) (cherry-pick 3.0) (#24103) (@blakepettersson)
- d11bf1ac889fe10b7ff9841372c70db225094385: fix: helm GetTags cache writing (cherry-pick #23865) (#23953) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
๐ 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/v3.0.13/manifests/install.yaml
```
### HA:
```shell
kubectl create namespace argocd
kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3.0.13/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.
## Release Notes Blog Post
For a detailed breakdown of the key changes and improvements in this release, check out the [official blog post](https://blog.argoproj.io/argo-cd-v2-14-release-candidate-57a664791e2a)
## 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
### Bug fixes
* b1df89bfce9ade57e386aea67cd282b0ec3402e4: fix(lua): allow actions to add items to array (#24136) (@agaudreault)
* 46e7c008ceb1231437d198b5788bd8a384cd4afb: fix(server): Send Azure DevOps token via git extra headers (#23478) (#23631) (#24222) (@rumstead)
* 274ab28f8f80ccafc1e885073c626b37c20b6c42: fix(util): Fix default key exchange algorthims used for SSH connection to be FIPS compliant (#24086) (cherry-pick 3.0) (#24165) (@anandf)
* d76cedea576b2363d3ae58978ce8d01fdfad7814: fix: `kustomize edit add component` check (#24100) (cherry-pick 3.0) (#24103) (@blakepettersson)
* d11bf1ac889fe10b7ff9841372c70db225094385: fix: helm GetTags cache writing (cherry-pick #23865) (#23953) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
### Documentation
* 7822fbd43a4b7b55889379c1e4e8537ef90f12e8: docs: 3.0 migration - added remediation for explicitly syncing apps that use ApplyOutOfSyncOnly=true (cherry-pick #23918) (#23957) (@gcp-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
### Other work
* d6e0e5c8526283855b9baa1b627d4e09777c05b3: chore: cherry pick #24235 to release-3.0 (#24237) (@FourFifthsCode)
* 3fb825c36c32cc5972a2a107df6132d7bb9c01d8: chore: update Go to 1.24.6 (release-3.0) (#24092) (@thevilledev)
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v3.0.12...v3.0.13
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