# Argo CD v3.1.6 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Argo CD (https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io)
- **Version:** v3.1.6
- **Released:** Sep 18, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/argocd/updates/v3.1.6/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v3.1.6. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd

## Bug Fixes
- b46a57ab825980366e2fbcfb5ac0896cfd15a59c: fix(oci): loosen up layer restrictions (cherry-pick #24640 for 3.1) (#24649) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 468870f65d169bf24b397d2f897e3f0815219b88: fix: Ensure that symlink targets are not made absolute on extracting a tar (#24145) - backport/cherry-pick to 3.1 (#24519) (@leh-ppi)
- cb9574597e946dff1618bd9dc84bc276d8f585ba: fix: correct post-delete finalizer removal when cluster not found (cherry-pick #24415 for 3.1) (#24590) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 2b3df7f5a81251a9b6f4b632add5d2247f59de75: fix: use informer in webhook handler to reduce memory usage (#24622) (#24626) (@alexmt)