Impact Score: 5/10
Argo CD v3.5.6 — 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 v3.5.6. 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 (3)
- f62e0c6ae135accd040a7bd2f1031c3a9def3f60: fix(grpc): a workaround to fix SRV _grpclb._tcp SRV lookups (#29989) (cherry-pick #30084 for 3.5) (#30170) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- d98924dfc0c88fe60302dd57259d6a52c7ff81df: fix: restore SSH repository fetch through a SOCKS5 proxy (cherry-pick #30238 for 3.5) (#30246) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- d575730dffdf260ab15a73a810a4edfdd8b2dd48: fix: server-side diff reports fields removed by other managers as diffs (cherry-pick #30206 for 3.5) (#30229) (@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/v3.5.6/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/v3.5.6/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-v3-5-release-candidate-02b1fbf7b419)
## 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
* f62e0c6ae135accd040a7bd2f1031c3a9def3f60: fix(grpc): a workaround to fix SRV _grpclb._tcp SRV lookups (#29989) (cherry-pick #30084 for 3.5) (#30170) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* d98924dfc0c88fe60302dd57259d6a52c7ff81df: fix: restore SSH repository fetch through a SOCKS5 proxy (cherry-pick #30238 for 3.5) (#30246) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
* d575730dffdf260ab15a73a810a4edfdd8b2dd48: fix: server-side diff reports fields removed by other managers as diffs (cherry-pick #30206 for 3.5) (#30229) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
### Dependency updates
* cad84a82c63c51e0e025d5c7770fdc1795c51880: chore(deps): bump dompurify for release-3.5 (#30176) (@ranakan19)
* 940d00e1ff3d1adf5d0cc2d53e679bd58e8c3185: chore(deps): update group golang to v1.26.10 (release-3.5) (#30305) (@argoproj-renovate[bot])
### Other work
* c2b1e3017e2cec86b122172e861dcd026453ae44: chore: bump version to 3.5.6 on release-3.5 branch (#30319) (@github-actions[bot])
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v3.5.5...v3.5.6
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