# Helm v3.21.4 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v3.21.4
- **Released:** Aug 14, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v3.21.4/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v3.21.4. Source highlight: Helm v3.21.4 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
- fix(engine): prevent Files.Lines panic on empty file (backport to v3)- #32303
- fix(provenance): migrate to ProtonMail/go-crypto to resolve GO-2026-5932- #32463
- [dev-v3 backport] fix: bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel@v1.44.0 for GO-2026-5158- #32535
- chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.53.0 to 0.54.0- (includes golang.org/x/text v0.40.0 to fix GO-2026-5970) #32308