# Argo CD v3.4.4 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Argo CD (https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io)
- **Version:** v3.4.4
- **Released:** Jun 18, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/argocd/updates/v3.4.4/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v3.4.4. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd

## New Features
- c2003f447e49a183b75e3d94e7982c59c012bd5e: test(e2e): Add test for second Sync after initial for different resources/options (#28156) (#28155) (@dudinea)

## Bug Fixes
- 146184ea41fa545e0a084c82f05cfe5bd07a9ff9: fix(health): PromotionStrategy stuck Progressing after no-op re-hydration (#28124) (cherry-pick #28125 for 3.4) (#28135) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- e515f51ab1ca500a165b49ca9ec9c402279b6768: fix(rbac): resolve RBAC regression for project-scoped resources in multi-namespace architecture (#25289) (#26573) (#28062) (@wanddynosios)
- 7f2fe9576c6b426f00b04abe6dea55cc9cf634c3: fix(ssd): regression causing diff to error on new objects (#27679) (cherry-pick #27703 for 3.4) (#28241) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 5199ea6cb74471e22b9c007b0c4598575bb37e44: fix: add a lock on clusterinformer (cherry-pick #28216 for 3.4) (#28312) (@blakepettersson)
- 7a64081225fe7e9688cd7a3d0ad0ff2bc62fde78: fix: exclude live status from normalization (cherry-pick #28201 for 3.4) (#28204) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 0b3436ffe67564506a49007970daa3d9f476856d: fix: fixes parsing of dex passwords with dollar sign (cherry pick of #28027 to 3.4) (#28197) (@ppapapetrou76)