# Helm v4.0.5 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v4.0.5
- **Released:** Jan 14, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v4.0.5/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v4.0.5. Source highlight: Helm v4.0.5 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

## New Features
- test(statuswait): add more tests suggested by Copilot code review 2a2e6f722a95a9c312d9f4133e98a67ceaaa5054 (Mohsen Mottaghi)
- test(statuswait): add some tests for statuswait 3818c02f81cdaf2a0eb9e0082d1f89f2cff9df08 (Mohsen Mottaghi)
- added check for nil shutdown c5d87f2f7da0f3d90bd69d71daa70ada29c9d5b9 (Michelle Fernandez Bieber)
- added shutdown hook that is executed after the logs have been retrieved 5b223de7c809fe026f1fff03d1fa684187bdfcbe (Michelle Fernandez Bieber)

## Bug Fixes
- for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
- Fixed bug where helm uninstall with --keep-history did not suspend previous deployed releases #12556
- Fixed rollback error when a manifest is removed in a failed upgrade #13437
- Fixed check to ensure CLI plugin does not load with the same name as an existing Helm command
- Fixed helm test --logs failure with hook-delete-policy "hook-failed" or "hook-succeed" #9098