Impact Score: 5/10
Argo CD v3.6.1 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-04.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Argo CD v3.6.1. 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 (2)
- 94037c4d4e1af4bd0651d37a179fbd9e347e668c: fix(ui): keep the sidebar layout in sync after toggling it (cherry-pick #30762 for 3.6) (#30771) (@shimagrawal)
- abfc76157c9a9bcdc4b4161077e4e0e7993493fe: fix(ui): stop webpack minifying index.html so --rootpath/--basehref work (#30763) (cherry-pick #30767 for 3.6) (#30768) (@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/v3.6.1/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/v3.6.1/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
* 94037c4d4e1af4bd0651d37a179fbd9e347e668c: fix(ui): keep the sidebar layout in sync after toggling it (cherry-pick #30762 for 3.6) (#30771) (@shimagrawal)
* abfc76157c9a9bcdc4b4161077e4e0e7993493fe: fix(ui): stop webpack minifying index.html so --rootpath/--basehref work (#30763) (cherry-pick #30767 for 3.6) (#30768) (@argo-cd-cherry-pick-bot[bot])
### Other work
* c7c41d322fb1592b09c72448ac439abc3c69af48: chore: bump version to 3.6.1 on release-3.6 branch (#30769) (@github-actions[bot])
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1
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