Impact Score: 5/10
Helm 3.6.2
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v3.6.2. Source highlight: Helm v3.6.2 is a regression fix release from v3.6.1. The security fix released in v3.6.1 caused a bug to surface that was previously only an issue in uncommon situations. v3.6.2 provides a solution to this bug.
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
๐ Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
โจ New Features & Capabilities (1)
- 3.7.0 is the next feature release and will be released on September 8, 2021.
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (4)
- for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
- 3.6.3 will contain only bug fixes and is planned for release on July 14, 2021
- Fix the url being set by WithURL on the getters ee407bdf364942bcb8e8c665f82e15aa28009b71 (Matt Farina)
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Helm v3.6.2 is a regression fix release from v3.6.1. The security fix released in v3.6.1 caused a bug to surface that was previously only an issue in uncommon situations. v3.6.2 provides a solution to this bug.
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)
## Installation and Upgrading
Download Helm v3.6.2. The common platform binaries are here:
- [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 81a94d2877326012b99ac0737517501e5ed69bb4987884e7f2d0887ad27895a9)
- [MacOS arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-darwin-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-darwin-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / ec337794aa72c57cad90064a10e9fa2f6e1579dcefe491281dad5a60f56876a1)
- [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / f3a4be96b8a3b61b14eec1a35072e1d6e695352e7a08751775abf77861a0bf54)
- [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 2c352e49fc2b962fe2f50e5ad4917c1c3ff40df4bb721637df18612ea025a755)
- [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 957031f3c8cf21359065817c15c5226cb3082cac33547542a37cf3425f9fdcd5)
- [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 6a0a0a71fa730a2ef18ddbe031cce4f49c0be3753c05abd39b22b194eee8a493)
- [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256sum) / a49a6131f09cc9dcb58be23894b1e88f7ef41d84a5fd4613a03a6113270052c4)
- [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 4dce67906013000e467eb74c8bc3934ab160009d83afff224aeca861420359c5)
- [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.6.2-windows-amd64.zip.sha256sum) / 71078748101de3f2df40b25031e4b7aa4bdf760ff7bcc6d3f503f988d24bd2c4)
This release was signed with `672C 657B E06B 4B30 969C 4A57 4614 49C2 5E36 B98E ` and can be found at @mattfarina [keybase account](https://keybase.io/mattfarina). Please use the attached signatures for verifying this release using `gpg`.
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
- 3.6.3 will contain only bug fixes and is planned for release on July 14, 2021
- 3.7.0 is the next feature release and will be released on September 8, 2021.
## Changelog
- Fix the url being set by WithURL on the getters ee407bdf364942bcb8e8c665f82e15aa28009b71 (Matt Farina)
- Adding test for user/pass without repo on Helm install aff309d983d59db0450d656f56eb109c21ac6c7d (Matt Farina)