# Helm v3.18.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v3.18.1
- **Released:** May 28, 2025
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v3.18.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v3.18.1. Source highlight: Helm v3.18.1 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

## New Features
- 3.19.0 on September 11th, 2025 is the next feature release.

## Bug Fixes
- This release fixes regressions around template generation and OCI registry interaction in 3.18.0
- for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
- 3.18.2 will contain only bug fixes.
- fix(client): skipnode utilization for PreCopy f6f8700a539c18101509434f3b59e6a21402a1b2 (Brandt Keller)
- fix(client): layers now returns manifest - remove duplicate from descriptors 4da701593f8c8a137fc36a95f9e9ecfe1d01528f (Brandt Keller)