Helm v3.20.2stable Released Apr 09, 2026
Impact Score: 5/10

Helm v3.20.2

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โšก Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Helm v3.20.2. Source highlight: Helm v3.20.2 is a security patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)

๐Ÿ’ป Software Engineers & Devs

Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.

๐Ÿ“Š Product & Engineering Leads

Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.

โš™๏ธ DevOps & Security

Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.

โœจ New Features & Capabilities (1)

  • 4.2.0 and 3.21.0 are the next minor (feature) releases and will be on May 13, 2026

๐Ÿ”ง Bug Fixes & Patches (6)

  • for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
  • Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
  • GHSA-hr2v-4r36-88hr Helm Chart extraction output directory collapse via `Chart.yaml` name dot-segment
  • 4.1.5 and 3.20.3 are the next patch (bug fix) releases and will be on April 8, 2026
  • fix: Chart dot-name path bug 8fb76d6ab555577e98e23b7500009537a471feee (George Jenkins)
  • fix: pin codeql-action/upload-sarif to commit SHA in scorecards workflow 3a8927e275c50cecde273872dad2a5576bd46375 (Terry Howe)
๐Ÿ“„ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## v3.20.2 Helm v3.20.2 is a security patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there! - Join the discussion in [Kubernetes Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com): - for questions and just to hang out - 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: [ArtifactHub/packages](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?kind=0) ## Security fixes - [GHSA-hr2v-4r36-88hr](https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-hr2v-4r36-88hr) Helm Chart extraction output directory collapse via `Chart.yaml` name dot-segment ## Installation and Upgrading Download Helm v3.20.2. The common platform binaries are here: - [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 7de04301f28b902a74f6286ed941cadc86ee5e6a9086a18f2ccf1f548e99d618) - [MacOS arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-darwin-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-darwin-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 139c794c22f16b579d08ddd3008c8038b9bb2814f35b5bcca91f50a1f458978d) - [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 258e830a9e613c8a7a302d6059b4bb3b9758f2f3e1bb8ea0d707ce10a9a72fea) - [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256sum) / a8a614c740399ff1ef32bcea6be6e4523f17e3376f9cf55c192cc48c8f2d1f19) - [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 5ea2d6bc2cda3f8edf985e028809f5a9278f404fb8ab24044de9b7cb9b79a691) - [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 88e4c1834307cdbc9f3b80920e1a383e4ba50bb488fb0be1b1fbd4918bb6ae73) - [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 98bb26a2f3c0b0c1a50db3181dff192554e0c204a07427d98d6b01e259f23cbe) - [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 584dd77ef8096d6ef939a1822f72840e749fc8311b2b13ae94df5f786862a56b) - [Linux riscv64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-riscv64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-linux-riscv64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 957391d0710d72678acd09959b5dc77888cd007a78a4b99944d3b2fc7e1895ca) - [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-windows-amd64.zip.sha256sum) / 24e8e5b71bab4ee17e6f989931ecf4fb144f9916cbe9990c0b6b2ec7b925c454) - [Windows arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-windows-arm64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.20.2-windows-arm64.zip.sha256sum) / 7c940a73a6882f50b69aec3282549da4a49917669db18fc503db930fb74b9789) The [Quickstart Guide](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/quickstart/) will get you going from there. For **upgrade instructions** or detailed installation notes, check the [install guide](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/). You can also use a [script to install](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3) on any system with `bash`. ## What's Next * 4.1.5 and 3.20.3 are the next patch (bug fix) releases and will be on April 8, 2026 * 4.2.0 and 3.21.0 are the next minor (feature) releases and will be on May 13, 2026 ## Changelog - fix: Chart dot-name path bug 8fb76d6ab555577e98e23b7500009537a471feee (George Jenkins) - fix: pin codeql-action/upload-sarif to commit SHA in scorecards workflow 3a8927e275c50cecde273872dad2a5576bd46375 (Terry Howe)