Impact Score: 5/10
Argo CD v3.4.5 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: argocd · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v3.4.5. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (6)
- e77e4b645cc1ad28b1af74931d8810c514fa75e7: fix(reposerver): honor depth of referenced source instead of primary source (cherry-pick #28339 for 3.4) (#28341) (@alexandresavicki)
- 63e67d5e7f502f85b69cd52d6d56e1123b087992: fix(ssa): do not run auth reconcile with SSA (cherry pick of #27624 and #27601 to 3.4) (#28265) (@Mangaal)
- 240390732e7b593a53a237c4f149426e7268f295: fix: auto-sync skipped when newer commit arrives during sync with manifest-generate-paths (#27875) (cherry-pick #28227 for 3.4) (#28331) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 2d18587a4c36d4676dd0514bc4a3c5e0cc8b2ed4: fix: deleted resource are incorrectly shown in UI (cherry-pick #28322 for 3.4) (#28337) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- a82e158db8a56037d8e8b5085d188abd9fba12f0: fix: don't clobber non-ignored fields on "replace" (cherry-pick #27136 for 3.4) (#28507) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- d4c8f1c3c724d4d71c1f4ddb6b255ab36d3bef4a: fix: fixes a regression of dex config env vars substituion - Cherry pick of #28369 in 3.4 (#28411) (@ppapapetrou76)
📄 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/v3.4.5/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/v3.4.5/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-v3-0-release-candidate-a0b933f4e58f)
## 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
* e77e4b645cc1ad28b1af74931d8810c514fa75e7: fix(reposerver): honor depth of referenced source instead of primary source (cherry-pick #28339 for 3.4) (#28341) (@alexandresavicki)
* 63e67d5e7f502f85b69cd52d6d56e1123b087992: fix(ssa): do not run auth reconcile with SSA (cherry pick of #27624 and #27601 to 3.4) (#28265) (@Mangaal)
* 240390732e7b593a53a237c4f149426e7268f295: fix: auto-sync skipped when newer commit arrives during sync with manifest-generate-paths (#27875) (cherry-pick #28227 for 3.4) (#28331) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* 2d18587a4c36d4676dd0514bc4a3c5e0cc8b2ed4: fix: deleted resource are incorrectly shown in UI (cherry-pick #28322 for 3.4) (#28337) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* a82e158db8a56037d8e8b5085d188abd9fba12f0: fix: don't clobber non-ignored fields on "replace" (cherry-pick #27136 for 3.4) (#28507) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* d4c8f1c3c724d4d71c1f4ddb6b255ab36d3bef4a: fix: fixes a regression of dex config env vars substituion - Cherry pick of #28369 in 3.4 (#28411) (@ppapapetrou76)
### Dependency updates
* 8c7ece50a4dfd731d5e10bedf3a3e692808b3d23: chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto to 0.53.0 (release-3.4) (#28375) (@nmirasch)
* a8f245b7a0a9b4b9ca8538038b521da29b5932f6: chore(deps): update Ubuntu base image to 26.04 LTS (3.4) (#28430) (@suii2210)
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v3.4.4...v3.4.5
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