Impact Score: 5/10
Helm v4.3.0-rc.1
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v4.3.0-rc.1. Source highlight: Helm v4.3.0-rc.1 is a pre-release. It is to help gather feedback from the community as well as give users a chance to test Helm in staging environments before v4.3.0 is officially released.
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
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โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (2)
- for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Helm v4.3.0-rc.1 is a pre-release. It is to help gather feedback from the community as well as give users a chance to test Helm in staging environments before v4.3.0 is officially released.
The official changelog will come out with the v4.3.0 release. For now, you can see the commit changes from v4.2.4 [here](https://github.com/helm/helm/compare/v4.2.4...v4.3.0-rc.1).
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-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/91295593969?password=17825db5-c698-44cc-9f00-ef1f61f5d3fb)
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: [ArtifactHub/packages](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?kind=0)
## Installation and Upgrading
Download Helm v4.3.0-rc.1. The common platform binaries are here:
- [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 0dc08c66cd19eba483d9f62239e9b48c9a221d98aa00bf11d2bb7835a8068cd3)
- [MacOS arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-darwin-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-darwin-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 1aaf22c1b545cf7d589f7421ee7c595a25e07aaa82846c63a8e224685fe3358c)
- [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 71c5b52fbe66e048ca51d23a0da81238d1e3e7af7e470e2a0c805af9ae66e22e)
- [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 78424440e2ef021127348824dce243209e01285d0c806e7c991434bd93ee36ac)
- [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 0236e2ebea9577799375a236c5e0e98d0eded4b9a3260678e51bfbc9dcca97a1)
- [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256sum) / f445cdb7e34786e917ec53dc035def5355af96094fad8665454c3e5d7256cdf5)
- [Linux loong64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-loong64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-loong64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / bd25666074c233dd5194936124628ef5be3a38b549ebc43126c464c8e91682b1)
- [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 34c43122611418c751002da22203c2ac67e911c6c843d94376a831815a5b313f)
- [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 1db55052595c3490c902df4a430fec03bb56591b8d7e5a984419c68d15564911)
- [Linux riscv64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-riscv64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-linux-riscv64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / 7916f2006846d55c81e6e0869ac3e3d860d78501be7350db8b8f4f754fdf3897)
- [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-windows-amd64.zip.sha256sum) / 217db2cfca0ce01831918d3cdd57e5226a638441f2bf74e7bb2b8e8f873c2239)
- [Windows arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-windows-arm64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v4.3.0-rc.1-windows-arm64.zip.sha256sum) / 02398a3aee14397ce4cbbcf38f34a36155b894f665826485567c6893d1e8fe6f)
This release was signed with `208D D36E D5BB 3745 A167 43A4 C7C6 FBB5 B91C 1155` and can be found at @scottrigby [keybase account](https://keybase.io/r6by). 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-4) on any system with `bash`.