Impact Score: 5/10
Argo CD v3.5.3 — 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 v3.5.3. 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)
- c198be7e7a00f6e643180c0f9b762f768fefcbb1: fix(health): a KubeVirt VirtualMachine declared stopped is Healthy (cherry-pick #29664 for 3.5) (#29665) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 4b3f69d204d25aeaf9056bc37c3e4d44f198570c: fix(health): report suspended FlinkDeployment as healthy (#26818) (cherry-pick #28995 for 3.5) (#29525) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- dd2cb1aaf12ef19a2bab816fbaecced6422cad7c: fix(repository): clean repository on revision change (cherry-pick #28771 for 3.5) (#29486) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 70b399c5a8335cd3abb0bf132d63129733a5e3a0: fix(resource_customizations): Crossplane MRs should report Progressing (not Healthy) whilst provisioning [ISSUE: #29381] (cherry-pick #29382 for 3.5) (#29520) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- be8b3873521671e3f9418c6e3019f12a472ac3c1: fix(sync): correctly set operationState values on retry (#26530) (cherry-pick #28778 for 3.5) (#29431) (@omkar619-dev)
- a5e5992f62561d112a6d6a715e6631e3b6817671: fix(ui): guard SSO redirect to stop 401 retry loop (cherry-pick #28807 for 3.5) (#29631) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
📄 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/v3.5.3/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/v3.5.3/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
* c198be7e7a00f6e643180c0f9b762f768fefcbb1: fix(health): a KubeVirt VirtualMachine declared stopped is Healthy (cherry-pick #29664 for 3.5) (#29665) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* 4b3f69d204d25aeaf9056bc37c3e4d44f198570c: fix(health): report suspended FlinkDeployment as healthy (#26818) (cherry-pick #28995 for 3.5) (#29525) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* dd2cb1aaf12ef19a2bab816fbaecced6422cad7c: fix(repository): clean repository on revision change (cherry-pick #28771 for 3.5) (#29486) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* 70b399c5a8335cd3abb0bf132d63129733a5e3a0: fix(resource_customizations): Crossplane MRs should report Progressing (not Healthy) whilst provisioning [ISSUE: #29381] (cherry-pick #29382 for 3.5) (#29520) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* be8b3873521671e3f9418c6e3019f12a472ac3c1: fix(sync): correctly set operationState values on retry (#26530) (cherry-pick #28778 for 3.5) (#29431) (@omkar619-dev)
* a5e5992f62561d112a6d6a715e6631e3b6817671: fix(ui): guard SSO redirect to stop 401 retry loop (cherry-pick #28807 for 3.5) (#29631) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* 0b0890e0c79d2e2c7f8bf33736cde2772024e2b3: fix(ui): use hydrateTo branch name when set (cherry-pick #29562 for 3.5) (#29564) (@crenshaw-dev)
* 18f0566fb550b1d10d9fb55a72fa887a530eca42: fix: GRPCRoute health check ignores stale observedGeneration conditions (#28086) (cherry-pick #28087 for 3.5) (#29517) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* 4d653a67174ecacd3a7d17ef5f1c923a48304bd6: fix: handle GrafanaFolder negative-polarity condition (#29395) (cherry-pick #29397 for 3.5) (#29524) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* ec585202b451045155203736eaa6bca145b19935: fix: recover AuthReconcile visitor panics (cherry-pick #29440 for 3.5) (#29531) (@Karthik-Chowdary)
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v3.5.2...v3.5.3
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