Impact Score: 5/10
Argo CD v3.3.18 โ Release Notes & Engineering Impact
Source available โ automated, not human-reviewed
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 v3.3.18. 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.
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (1)
- 4692a04abcfd3fc62c9a4ce3865a81ce79eeabdd: fix(security): emudhra CA certs compromise for release 3.3 (#30349) (@dudinea)
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## Quick Start
### Non-HA:
```shell
kubectl create namespace argocd
kubectl apply -n argocd --server-side --force-conflicts -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3.3.18/manifests/install.yaml
```
### HA:
```shell
kubectl create namespace argocd
kubectl apply -n argocd --server-side --force-conflicts -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3.3.18/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-3-3-release-candidate-00e99f7b7daa)
## 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
* 4692a04abcfd3fc62c9a4ce3865a81ce79eeabdd: fix(security): emudhra CA certs compromise for release 3.3 (#30349) (@dudinea)
### Other work
* d0b5dfda404d4c0d5f364c0bb7561dad023a7f00: chore: bump version to 3.3.18 on release-3.3 branch (#30350) (@github-actions[bot])
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v3.3.17...v3.3.18
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