Update helm to v4.2.4
This MR contains the following updates:
| Package | Update | Change |
|---|---|---|
| helm | patch | 4.2.3 -> 4.2.4 |
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Release Notes
helm/helm (helm)
v4.2.4: Helm v4.2.4
Helm v4.2.4 is a patch release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.
The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there!
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Notable Changes
- fix: Improve error reporting for helm template --debug with --show-only- #31185 by @kyokuping
- fix: fetch logs from all containers in test pods- #32099 by @SebTardif
- fix(provenance): check error return in Digest and encodeRelease- #32136 by @SebTardif
- fix panic on repeated IsReachable calls- #32184 by @atkrad
- fix: set [pull,push] scope when helm push to a registry(use token auth) - v4- #31211 by @kimsungmin1
- Fix missing conflict retry with server-side apply- #32088 by @Kajot-dev
- Properly format the extra field in gzipped packages- #31884 by @ouillie
- Fix vanishing empty lines- #32327 by @matheuscscp
- fix: pass registry client to downloader.Manager in upgrade- #32400 by @SetagGnaw
- chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.80.0 to 1.82.1- for GO-2026-6061 #32450
- fix: bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 for GO-2026-5158- #32521 by @TerryHowe
Installation and Upgrading
Download Helm v4.2.4. The common platform binaries are here:
- MacOS amd64 (checksum / 6c163d687ca03c3b5c01928e53bbbcf9518278f47ce7a2f249a5a08e8bdaa2bc)
- MacOS arm64 (checksum / d747eb4e28bd2727173d15b759fa0a17822291ec09db7ced3d55af290a3661a2)
- Linux amd64 (checksum / c306b46f719b0a4da32d0f78ee21bf90ce8d602f15b22ab753f0674d1670a7f3)
- Linux arm (checksum / 894e901f7daaf9b458baad7b5c685bfeef49070d7d53f99687bd5846a6c13639)
- Linux arm64 (checksum / 564de2191b881e9f71b5606b25345821ea1682f06ab90499d3ab22b530176da1)
- Linux i386 (checksum / 45297aeac0c65173a89e8de832997f952ba5115c2db09b2e3f2c23a601e70583)
- Linux loong64 (checksum / faafbfecc1a06196e650c3ce0c74d5ac32cb1c0c0a855fa76e59dd100cb8d4c4)
- Linux ppc64le (checksum / 5c00073e9d493de201384bb7eb19d60615bd7c39db52148473e8ce6da84bc70a)
- Linux s390x (checksum / 5396a35fca5fa46e5614140363f389ce66f96886c1b25f256d9e3028299422fa)
- Linux riscv64 (checksum / d8532a3524ca842887b15ab794377dc9c8ced8f26264c84171b4b0aafff05411)
- Windows amd64 (checksum / e94d83a4706fd82078c98dade2079fa9d9680c1c2bfb93bfc304ee6bc2412a32)
- Windows arm64 (checksum / dbe8b49ea9877abe3d77354a792efb01920da9f65a492fcb8b4fce4e08bbae8f)
This release was signed with 208D D36E D5BB 3745 A167 43A4 C7C6 FBB5 B91C 1155 and can be found at @scottrigby keybase account. Please use the attached signatures for verifying this release using gpg.
The Quickstart Guide will get you going from there. For upgrade instructions or detailed installation notes, check the install guide. You can also use a script to install on any system with bash.
What's Next
- 4.3.0 and 3.22.0 are the next minor releases scheduled for September 9, 2026
Changelog
- Minimal fix to build failure from #31211.
3900f43(Scott Rigby) - fix: bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 for GO-2026-5158 (#32521)
f7c6e8f(Terry Howe) - chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.80.0 to 1.82.1
035a2c3(dependabot[bot]) - fix: pass registry client to downloader.Manager in upgrade
f76a5f4(Gates Wang) - Apply suggestions
5a7c6c7(Will Noble) - Properly format the extra field in gzipped packages
2281848(Will Noble) - Fix missing conflict retry with server-side apply (#32088)
2c979a1(Jakub Jaruszewski) - Potential fix for pull request finding
2bd2c66(kimsungmin1) - fix(registry): resolve golangci-lint issues in token-auth tests
183a540(kimsm28) - chore: go mod tidy after rebase on main
08d8da1(kimsm28) - fix(registry): use plain-http registry in token-auth scope test
9655b5a(kimsm28) - Update pkg/registry/client.go
430dfac(Terry Howe) - test: improve client_scope_test.go to avoid data races and brittle assertions
9569605(kimsm28) - fix typos in withScopeHint function comment
63f2b68(kimsm28) - fix registry test failures by adjusting DockerRegistryHost and auth server listener management
f7488c0(kimsm28) - fix variable naming requestUrl -> requestURL
8fe78fb(kimsm28) - fix typo, remove unnecessary code, fix to avoid to use the assertion in http hanlder
d0670d2(kimsm28) - change suite.Nil, suite.NotNill to more proper function(suite.NoError, suite.Error)
804256e(kimsungmin1) - change client_scope_test.go to use httptest
d79bceb(kimsungmin1) - fix typo
d34fcd9(kimsungmin1) - remove freeport dependency
9fbd190(kimsungmin1) - add newline in license header
9275661(kimsungmin1) - fix scope when helm push to a registry that use token auth
fef91f3(kimsungmin1) - fix panic on repeated IsReachable calls
e89ce68(Mohammad Abdolirad) - fix(provenance): check error return in Digest
ff1ac83(Sebastien Tardif) - fix: address review feedback
4b4dedb(Sebastien Tardif) - fix: fetch logs from all containers in test pods
7c80103(Sebastien Tardif) - chore: rename savedErr to clear its specific purpose
ecc9cd2(Jeaeun Kim) - chore: fix lint
f6211ba(Jeaeun Kim) - chore: store err separately for clarity
3507ea5(Jeaeun Kim) - chore: Improve error reporting for
helm template --debugwith--show-only211ffae(Jeaeun Kim) - Address review comments
51a9837(Matheus Pimenta) - Fix vanishing empty lines
83a8b70(Matheus Pimenta)
Full Changelog: https://github.com/helm/helm/compare/v4.2.3...v4.2.4
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