# Helm v2.12.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v2.12.1
- **Released:** Dec 19, 2018
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v2.12.1/

## 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.

## New Features
- v2.13.0 is the next feature release.

## Bug Fixes
- `#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)