Helm v2.4.1stable Released May 03, 2017
Impact Score: 5/10

Helm 2.4.1 fixes a major bug

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Helm v2.4.1. Source highlight: We are happy to announce the biggest release of Helm since yesterday's 2.4.0 release! How's that for spin doctoring? This release fixes a single critical (non-security) bug. It rolls back the `mergo` library to an earlier release. That library's upgrade caused KUBECONFIG files to not be correctly me

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๐Ÿ’ป Software Engineers & Devs

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๐Ÿ“Š Product & Engineering Leads

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๐Ÿ”ง Bug Fixes & Patches (4)

  • `#helm-devs` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
  • Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/kubernetes/charts
  • Helm 2.4.2 will be our next patch release.
  • fix(helm): reverted upgrade of imdario/mergo 201169a860ff5c560312596b55733bb7c1447ba7 (Rod Cloutier)
๐Ÿ“„ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
We are happy to announce the biggest release of Helm since yesterday's 2.4.0 release! How's that for spin doctoring? This release fixes a single critical (non-security) bug. It rolls back the `mergo` library to an earlier release. That library's upgrade caused KUBECONFIG files to not be correctly merged. The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there. - Join the discussion in [Kubernetes Slack](https://slack.k8s.io/): - `#helm-users` for questions and just to hang out - `#helm-devs` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs - Hang out at the Public Developer Call: Thursday, 9:30 Pacific via [Zoom](https://zoom.us/j/4526666954) - Test, debug, and contribute charts: [GitHub/kubernetes/charts](https://github.com/kubernetes/charts) ## Installation and Upgrading Download Helm 2.4. The common platform binaries are here: - [OSX](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.4.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) - [Linux](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.4.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz) - [Windows](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.4.1-windows-amd64.zip) Once you have the client installed, upgrade Tiller with `helm init --upgrade`. _Note:_ On Kubernetes 1.6, you will need to decide how to configure your RBACs for Tiller. The [Quickstart Guide](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/blob/master/docs/quickstart.md) will get you going from there. For **upgrade instructions** or 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`. ## What's Next? - Helm 2.4.2 will be our next patch release. - Helm 2.5.0 is the next major release. While 2.4's development cycle was accelerated to accommodate Kubernetes 1.6, we will be returning to our regular pace with 2.5. ## Changelog - fix(helm): reverted upgrade of imdario/mergo 201169a860ff5c560312596b55733bb7c1447ba7 (Rod Cloutier)