Helm v2.12.1 - Decaf Bug Fix Release

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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.

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✨ Features 1 🔧 Bug Fixes 4

⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Helm v2.12.1. Source highlight: Helm v2.12.1 is a bug fix release. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

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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.

✨ New Features & Capabilities (1)

v2.13.0 is the next feature release.

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (4)

`#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/helm/charts
v2.12.2 will contain only bug fixes.
Revert "Fix for existing CRDs are deleted when crd-install hook is introduced (#4709)" (#5067) 02a47c7249b1fc6d8fd3b94e6b4babf9d818144e (Matthew Fisher)

📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)

Helm v2.12.1 is a bug fix release. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there! - Join the discussion in [Kubernetes Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com): - `#helm-users` for questions and just to hang out - `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs - Hang out at the Public Developer Call: Thursday, 9:30 Pacific via [Zoom](https://zoom.us/j/696660622) - Test, debug, and contribute charts: [GitHub/helm/charts](https://github.com/helm/charts) ## Installation and Upgrading Download Helm 2.12.1. The common platform binaries are here: - [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.1-windows-amd64.zip.sha256)) Once you have the client installed, upgrade Tiller with `helm init --upgrade`. The [Quickstart Guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#quickstart-guide) will get you going from there. For **upgrade instructions** or detailed installation notes, check the [install guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#installing-helm). You can also use a [script to install](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/master/scripts/get) on any system with `bash`. ## What's Next - v2.12.2 will contain only bug fixes. - v2.13.0 is the next feature release. ## Changelog - Revert "Fix for existing CRDs are deleted when crd-install hook is introduced (#4709)" (#5067) 02a47c7249b1fc6d8fd3b94e6b4babf9d818144e (Matthew Fisher)

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