Helm 4: What’s New in the Open Source Kubernetes Package Manager?

Ever been to Kate’s Place? Most likely, you have. You just know it by a different name: Helm.

Helm, an open source package manager for Kubernetes that began as a company hackathon project called Kate’s Place, turned 10 in 2025. At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, Helm 4 was launched — the first new version in six years.

Why so long between versions? We’ll get to that. But first, Matt Butcher, founder and CEO of Fermyon Technologies, a WebAssembly company acquired this…