# Helm v4.2.2 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v4.2.2
- **Released:** Jun 17, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v4.2.2/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v4.2.2. Source highlight: Helm v4.2.2 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
- Revert: Fixed a race condition in WaitForDelete where the status observer canceled the watch too early, causing intermittent failures when running a full test suite #32214
- 4.2.3 and 3.21.2 are the next patch releases scheduled for July 8, 2026
- Revert "fix(kube): prevent spurious early exit in WaitForDelete during informer sync" b05881cf967a5a09e19866799d0edfd40675803a (George Jenkins)