Operating system

NixOS 25.11 (Xantusia)

Helmfile Version

{"buildDate": "2026-04-08T00:30:44Z", "commitDate": "2026-04-08T00:25:11Z", "compiler": "gc", "gitCommit": "e8cbe7ea46eba9974ec04e7ee6bd59e397ede646", "goVersion": "go1.25.8", "platform": "linux/amd64", "version": "1.4.4"}

Helm Version

version.BuildInfo{Version:"v4.1.0", GitCommit:"4553a0a96e5205595079b6757236cc6f969ed1b9", GitTreeState:"clean", GoVersion:"go1.25.6", KubeClientVersion:"v1.35"}

Bug description

helmfile init doesn't update the following items in helm plugin list (even after prompting The helm plugin "*" version is too low, do you want to update it? [y/n]: y):

• diff
• secrets

*It's important to note that this is probably an issue with helm or the respective repo's plugins, not with helmfile itself.

Example helmfile.yaml

NA

Error message you've seen (if any)

NA

Steps to reproduce

Working Helmfile Version

Downgrade Helm to v3.

Relevant discussion

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