Impact Score: 5/10
Helm v2.13.1
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Component: helm ยท Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v2.13.1. Source highlight: Helm v2.13.1 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
๐ Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
โจ New Features & Capabilities (1)
- v2.14.0 is the next feature release.
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (5)
- `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/helm/charts
- v2.13.2 will contain only bug fixes.
- pkg/chartutil: fix SaveDir for nested templates directories 618447cbf203d147601b4b9bd7f8c37a5d39fbb4 (Joe Lanford)
- Fix #5046 compatible with MacOS (#5406) a6ccbdaa9e47d61111c88dae259a155bc1540f02 (Marc Khouzam)
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Helm v2.13.1 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.
This release was signed with `92AA 783C BAAE 8E3B` and can be found on @bacongobbler's [keybase account](https://keybase.io/bacongobbler). Please use the attached signatures for verifying this release using `gpg`.
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 2.13.1. The common platform binaries are here:
- [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256) / `c9564c4133349b98a8c1dda42fdb6545f6e4bfdf0980cdfc38cf76d2f8e5e701`)
- [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256) / `c1967c1dfcd6c921694b80ededdb9bd1beb27cb076864e58957b1568bc98925a`)
- [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256) / `679e2f5eae334bddb2707bd31f9212e9298dfff25831128e308d8dba82a13af4`)
- [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256) / `25ed0b72435007976306f9f44724e1e965bd9e7be839fb4f9851156ab69f0092`)
- [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256) / `b90303f1b4e867e23dd0a5b0a663dfb5eb3b60d8b4196072bb9ca2bee7bf0637`)
- [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256) / `7ee4f3fa0d5724c783aa3d1e5e8b1097889ee098ad545bd043ad75acdc9cb33f`)
- [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256) / `e2643898b1b95410f06268fb0be3813a9ebd2847e6af57998099593897fd27e6`)
- [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.13.1-windows-amd64.zip.sha256) / `cf2719fdab73525ebf630ce348e2e4327ccef90e10c8bdf42d47ab3601dbe2b3`)
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
- v2.13.2 will contain only bug fixes.
- v2.14.0 is the next feature release.
## Changelog
- pkg/chartutil: fix SaveDir for nested templates directories 618447cbf203d147601b4b9bd7f8c37a5d39fbb4 (Joe Lanford)
- Fix #5046 compatible with MacOS (#5406) a6ccbdaa9e47d61111c88dae259a155bc1540f02 (Marc Khouzam)
- restore klog flags (#5411) 20c949f1215402a7d9898a004fc77bd0e169f95f (Matthew Fisher)