- Introduces a redesigned plugin system supporting WebAssembly plugins, post‑renderers as plugins, and logging via slog.
- Adds server‑side apply, enhanced resource watching with kstatus, local content caching, reproducible chart builds, and an updated SDK API with multi‑chart version support.
- Marks a major version bump with backward‑incompatible CLI flag/output and SDK changes, requiring testing for Helm v3 to v4 migrations.