# Helm v4.1.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v4.1.1
- **Released:** Feb 09, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v4.1.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v4.1.1. Source highlight: Helm v4.1.1 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

## New Features
- feat(kstatus): fine-grained context options for waiting 5caf0044d4ef3d62a955440272999e139aafbbed (Matheus Pimenta)

## Bug Fixes
- for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
- fix: fine-grained context options for waiting #31735
- fix: kstatus do not wait forever on failed resources #31730
- fix: Revert "Consider GroupVersionKind when matching resources" #31772
- fix: handle nil elements in slice copying #31751