HELM-3.21.2 release notes and known issues

Helm v3.21.2

Scope: Helm. This update record adds version, fix and known-issue context. Its publication date is not a lifecycle boundary.

Summary

Helm v3.21.2 is a patch release to correct bump the Kubernetes client libraries (client-go, etc) to match the expected Kubernetes v1.36 release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there! Join the discussion in Kubernetes Slack : 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 Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages Notable Changes Update Kubernetes client libraries to v1.36 Installation and Upgrading Download Helm v3.21.2. The common platform binaries are here: MacOS amd64 ( checksum / 82ac9105e657267cb029b5bf27ed28e35db104777328a036a84d345046f9f329) MacOS arm64 ( checksum / aea537342b4c03cf58e089cb8dc99468087bb1a0218531df40462faca3f6c5d3) Linux amd64 ( checksum / 0a745198de24545d0055cd8414bc8d2ba10363ef5f5d38369ea1b399671cc083) Linux arm ( checksum / d6c5ea4a0c0d8b68a525caa4fe969c5db5627365c66dc2878fe72ac1d6325f15) Linux arm64 ( checksum / bbd559fc0547f1d96ccbc68fe4f1cb98f01808f36538139e669369066b781267) Linux i386 ( checksum / 4f1d9f68c884cc143fc768d583c32cf23317713fc1e8ccbf309bb1d1ddafa15f) Linux ppc64le ( checksum / 8f0e57e13260e0c0008fec80629b560dc8891281ba3f0cd5d57895b8a5f76d8e) Linux s390x ( checksum / daf652ddbf37d5e896187d1ccc1f2868df8f261c1af5b5f2f1639022623aeefb) Linux riscv64 ( checksum / 9e4dbd48868bf92835dd0de11387b1d82636330740b8943064da233b12791964) Windows amd64 ( checksum / 5f346e3338617e9fd1b8c216065383061bdb3bde26cb6b3abc8ce0481354a513) Windows arm64 ( checksum / e77859867482549e5613255605e7680bc72b308ea62b91ecc4626ed4ba116670) This release was signed by @gjenkins8 with key BF88 8333 D96A 1C18 E268 2AAE D79D 67C9 EC01 6739, which can be found at https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/BF888333D96A1C18E2682AAED79D67C9EC016739 . 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 3.21.3 will contain only bug fixes. 3.22.0 is the next (and final) Helm 3 feature release Changelog chore(deps): bump the k8s-io group with 2 updates 1259634 (dependabot[bot]) fixes b52e276 (Matheus Pimenta) chore(deps): bump the k8s-io group across 1 directory with 2 updates 3342dbf (dependabot[bot]) Full Changelog : v3.21.1...v3.21.2

Improvements and security content

Helm v3.21.2 is a patch release to correct bump the Kubernetes client libraries (client-go, etc) to match the expected Kubernetes v1.36 release. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience. The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there! Join the discussion in Kubernetes Slack : 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 Test, debug, and contribute charts: ArtifactHub/packages Notable Changes Update Kubernetes client libraries to v1.36 Installation and Upgrading Download Helm v3.21.2. The common platform binaries are here: MacOS amd64 ( checksum / 82ac9105e657267cb029b5bf27ed28e35db104777328a036a84d345046f9f329) MacOS arm64 ( checksum / aea537342b4c03cf58e089cb8dc99468087bb1a0218531df40462faca3f6c5d3) Linux amd64 ( checksum / 0a745198de24545d0055cd8414bc8d2ba10363ef5f5d38369ea1b399671cc083) Linux arm ( checksum / d6c5ea4a0c0d8b68a525caa4fe969c5db5627365c66dc2878fe72ac1d6325f15) Linux arm64 ( checksum / bbd559fc0547f1d96ccbc68fe4f1cb98f01808f36538139e669369066b781267) Linux i386 ( checksum / 4f1d9f68c884cc143fc768d583c32cf23317713fc1e8ccbf309bb1d1ddafa15f) Linux ppc64le ( checksum / 8f0e57e13260e0c0008fec80629b560dc8891281ba3f0cd5d57895b8a5f76d8e) Linux s390x ( checksum / daf652ddbf37d5e896187d1ccc1f2868df8f261c1af5b5f2f1639022623aeefb) Linux riscv64 ( checksum / 9e4dbd48868bf92835dd0de11387b1d82636330740b8943064da233b12791964) Windows amd64 ( checksum / 5f346e3338617e9fd1b8c216065383061bdb3bde26cb6b3abc8ce0481354a513) Windows arm64 ( checksum / e77859867482549e5613255605e7680bc72b308ea62b91ecc4626ed4ba116670) This release was signed by @gjenkins8 with key BF88 8333 D96A 1C18 E268 2AAE D79D 67C9 EC01 6739, which can be found at https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/BF888333D96A1C18E2682AAED79D67C9EC016739 . 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 3.21.3 will contain only bug fixes. 3.22.0 is the next (and final) Helm 3 feature release Changelog chore(deps): bump the k8s-io group with 2 updates 1259634 (dependabot[bot]) fixes b52e276 (Matheus Pimenta) chore(deps): bump the k8s-io group across 1 directory with 2 updates 3342dbf (dependabot[bot]) Full Changelog : v3.21.1...v3.21.2

Known issues

Publisher statement

Not stated. The verified publisher record does not contain a known-issues statement.

Affected products and versions

Products

Helm

Affected versions

3.21.2
1.36
3.21.3
3.22.0
3.21.1

Fixed versions or updates

No fixed version is stated in this record.

Recommended action

Review the official publisher document before deployment.

Official publisher evidence

HELMVERIFIED

Helm v3.21.2

Checked 28 Sep 2026. BlackTree preserves the last verified facts if a later source check is temporarily unavailable.

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