Impact Score: 5/10
Helm: 2.2.3 - Fixes for deletion and a few other bugs (critical)
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Component: helm · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v2.2.3. Source highlight: This is a _bugfix release_. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. _This fixes a critical 'helm delete' bug_ that resulted in data loss.
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 (1)
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/kubernetes/charts
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
This is a _bugfix release_. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. _This fixes a critical 'helm delete' bug_ that resulted in data loss.
Additionally, this fixes five other bugs, none of which were marked critical.
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- Test, debug, and contribute charts: [GitHub/kubernetes/charts](https://github.com/kubernetes/charts)
## Install or Upgrade
Grab a Helm binary and get started.
- [OSX](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.2.3-darwin-amd64.tar.gz)
- [Linux](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.2.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz)
- [Windows](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.2.3-windows-amd64.zip)
Once you have it unpacked, run `helm init --upgrade` to upgrade the Tiller server.
The [Quickstart Guide](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/blob/master/docs/quickstart.md) will get you going from there. For **detailed installation notes**, check the [install guide](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/blob/master/docs/install.md). You can also use a [script to install](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/helm/master/scripts/get) on any system with `bash`.
## Changelog
Fix helm dep list reporting wrong status c79140874ad122fa87bc5c13d6ee655f581641ac (Qin Wang)
fix(helm): fix bug when helm update can't find release 1. 3a3e3a2598bf4edfef7147b160179d0fd0fbb0e7 (Matt Butcher)
fix(tiller): Fixes problem with `--wait` on headless Services 34c3cd895019563da68ccc5c84b4b2c04b1e7fdb (Taylor Thomas)
fix(tiller): enforce release name length on uninstall 15efd568b23f8fc66b0bb202cf62ee53f84f0360 (Adam Reese)
fix(helm): remove max column width for repo list 91c34afc66d274c1e6beda4aac644eb26b7aa6a9 (Adam Reese)