# Helm v3.21.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v3.21.1
- **Released:** Jun 12, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v3.21.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v3.21.1. Source highlight: Helm v3.21.1 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

## Bug Fixes
- for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
- Fixed nil pointer panic that could happen with helm template in ClientOnly flows. Now correctly returns a template error https://github.com/helm/helm/pull/31920
- 4.2.2 and 3.21.2 are the next patch releases scheduled for July 8, 2026
- fix(action): avoid nil REST client getter panic when installing CRDs c56dd0095fd76da5d7b30ecdf506103e7f26745e (sergiochan)
- fix(registry): keep credentials on plain-HTTP fallback with oras-go v2.6.1 702529f90a0021e4d9df4880d6589198ec0e05f7 (Terry Howe)