Impact Score: 5/10
Helm v3.0.1
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v3.0.1. Source highlight: Helm v3.0.1 is the first patch release for Helm 3 and it includes several bug fixes. 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 (3)
- v3.1.0 will contain new features that do not break backwards compatibility.
- chart_downloader: add TLS client config to options from repo config. (#7055) 9e6f3f5ffb6eebb7757f1b49662b5af6e73f4f74 (Andreas Stenius)
- chart_downloader: add test to verify that http opts are used correctly. (#7055) 4e378d346e5191bf79ab1432ea1d5bbed6b54637 (Andreas Stenius)
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (6)
- `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/helm/charts
- v3.0.2 will contain only bug fixes.
- chart_downloader: fix lint issue. 7c22ef9ce89e0ebeb7125ba2ebf7d421f3e82ffa (Andreas Stenius)
- fix(plugin): Avoid crash on missing flag 530c5a55835fe572b08c91ac4c8d978f9fd9610a (Marc Khouzam)
- fix "Chart.lock is out of sync with Chart.yaml" (#7119) 5c9befa75d77a4bb37c3ac9f3d35e651087c1a46 (ๆตท็ๆพ่ฒ)
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Helm v3.0.1 is the first patch release for Helm 3 and it includes several bug fixes. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.
This release was signed with ` 4614 49C2 5E36 B98E ` and can be found at @mattfarina [keybase account](https://keybase.io/mattfarina). 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 3.0.1. The common platform binaries are here:
- [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.1-windows-amd64.zip.sha256))
The [Quickstart Guide](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/quickstart/) will get you going from there.
## What's Next
- v3.0.2 will contain only bug fixes.
- v3.1.0 will contain new features that do not break backwards compatibility.
## Changelog
- chart_downloader: fix lint issue. 7c22ef9ce89e0ebeb7125ba2ebf7d421f3e82ffa (Andreas Stenius)
- chart_downloader: avoid overriding TLS options from command flags when not setup in repo config. e1459ac580b5c2c5f97112ce64b6eed6dc83ce62 (Andreas Stenius)
- cli/pull: pass TLS config to chart downloader from flags. (#7055) 7d006ba8c76468aa3665f4af13a90d55843aab92 (Andreas Stenius)
- chart_downloader: add TLS client config to options from repo config. (#7055) 9e6f3f5ffb6eebb7757f1b49662b5af6e73f4f74 (Andreas Stenius)
- chart_downloader: add test to verify that http opts are used correctly. (#7055) 4e378d346e5191bf79ab1432ea1d5bbed6b54637 (Andreas Stenius)
- fix(plugin): Avoid crash on missing flag 530c5a55835fe572b08c91ac4c8d978f9fd9610a (Marc Khouzam)
- fix "Chart.lock is out of sync with Chart.yaml" (#7119) 5c9befa75d77a4bb37c3ac9f3d35e651087c1a46 (ๆตท็ๆพ่ฒ)
- fix stack overflow error (#7114) eea01af8f972dffec6fef3d6337c72259060d683 (ๆตท็ๆพ่ฒ)
- docs(install): clarify the --replace flag (#7089) d2cf54fd4fd8bfc44d7c7d767c5e7f677de16307 (Remco Haszing)
- fix: ignore pax header files in chart validation 767c9aeacee89570b7c7436fb88a47293c9699ba (chloel)
- fix(cli): helm list was ignoring some errors 00465540402994561171c37af8743eb9a19e28a6 (Marc Khouzam)
- fix: change error message to contain correct field name af1c07015d8aa2d134589d8a306a1740a6632db6 (Daniel Strobusch)
- fix(plugin): Avoid duplication of flag list 80e6ce6b2d701cbe70afd49614a1d458aef25201 (Marc Khouzam)
- fix(plugin): Add missing -n known flag 27b0442252af557ec86c127a339af1f3ed9d0610 (Marc Khouzam)
- fix(cli): IsReachable check for "get values" da496234a85938721a1704e55fb74e53d4ba363b (Marc Khouzam)
- fix(lint): Remove requirement that directory name and chart name match 73074769a4c639e83e0d43ebff4a7bd53eec0f44 (Scott Morgan)
- remove unused variable b6894300b0765a0c9d3c7c15bc97b3b571c3f02e (Scott Morgan)
- fix(lint): Remove requirement that directory name and chart name match 5c4125f88a839c4ead411ce8a3002a0f79ac1998 (Scott Morgan)