# Argo CD v3.6.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Argo CD (https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io)
- **Version:** v3.6.0
- **Released:** Nov 03, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/argocd/updates/v3.6.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v3.6.0. Source highlight: kubectl create namespace argocd

## New Features
- bac4616ca429ba92af1b312cb8a2cac36e1cfdea: feat(actions): add hibernate/rehydrate actions for CNPG Cluster (#28478) (@purisev)
- 0df1a4bcced9a8400d6ddafaf168e6e847209ec8: feat(appset): Add progressive sync metrics for AppSet (#29202) (@ranakan19)
- ad23d3a9c04134f42661b5cbdb5aaeac46a1cdad: feat(appset): Adding annotations on apps to force reconciliation before proceeding with progressive sync (#27467) (@ranakan19)
- 94564eba18592d1bc2fc20e64415c9214203a5d4: feat(appset): add metrics for count of app refreshes triggered by appset during progressive sync (#29244) (@ranakan19)
- 9ef034e688e86f45fa63465710d5883d88c2ddde: feat(appset): expose workqueue rate limiter flags on applicationset-controller (#28286) (@om7057)
- 5899f89f745513f324ff0999cf7770821b7b7fd0: feat(appset): surface progressive sync scenario into condition as reasons and messages (#27820) (@ranakan19)

## Improvements
- ea04c848458cbd36abee10226f0a7d7dd32af7ba: docs(cli): improve docs for `argocd app create --file -` (#29553) (#29563) (@crenshaw-dev)
- 1098a3eb558abe543c34e725efaacda3b7028442: chore(perf): cache compiled Lua scripts across executions (#28278) (@crenshaw-dev)

## Bug Fixes
- 545bcb5eeba8240ffa47299ee9ace8bb54c61dc8: fix(SyncWindow): rename SyncWindow to InlineSyncWindow (#29152) (@adityaraj178)
- dcf03494eff98102a44ea10f1a66d80b8644b948: fix(UI): display sync option dropdowns on separate lines (#28438) (@adityaraj178)
- 99f4efc2588306b1d34260295dba7564cc49e529: fix(actions): list Rollout actions when the Rollout has no status (#30291) (cherry-pick #30331 for 3.6) (#30652) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- d42eb204e3c2fb6818d562cefab38f03ff33dde8: fix(app): ensure deletion message is printed only for text output fomat (cherry-pick #30600 for 3.6) (#30618) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
- 20ad5f9922600aaa54b82daa4cd7a5e3f63a709f: fix(application): use server-side timeout query parameter via transport wrapper (#28828) (#28977) (@luwangVMW)
- 3bc9cb6ce0cb378dda87637df7aad8b9dcd7649d: fix(appset): do not expose reserved cluster annotations as parameters (cherry-pick #30448 for 3.6) (#30481) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])