# Helm v3.16.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v3.16.2
- **Released:** Oct 09, 2024
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v3.16.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v3.16.2. Source highlight: Helm v3.16.2 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

## New Features
- 3.17.0 is the next feature release and will be on January 15, 2025
- adds tests for handling of Helm index with broken chart versions #13176 9fc8f1b614e1a2f41afa36e081c89ead21cd63bb (ricardo.bartels@telekom.de)

## Improvements
- improves handling of Helm index with broken helm chart versions #13176 961194d85dd0c9d18492a99c9193faa7f1556968 (ricardo.bartels@telekom.de)

## Bug Fixes
- for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
- 3.16.3 is the next patch release and will be on November 13, 2024
- Grammar fixes 46e0a0f9e44b56b0d2fc81cc0e624534662b1df7 (Nathan Baulch)
- Fix typos a1bd541d17cd6d120635c1f65ada92edcd224517 (Nathan Baulch)