# Helm v2.16.8 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v2.16.8
- **Released:** Jun 10, 2020
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v2.16.8/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v2.16.8. Source highlight: Helm v2.16.8 is a security release, patching a high-severity security vulnerability found in Go's `crypto` package affecting all versions of Helm 2 prior to 2.16.8.

## Bug Fixes
- `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/helm/charts
- v2.16.9 will contain only bug fixes.
- fix(ci): use go 1.14 7606f0879c9eef980e652bd74842c6dcf1ee28a7 (Adam Reese)