Help with ArgoCD Version Confusion
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CuriousCoder42
I recently installed ArgoCD using a long manifest file, and I'm looking to shift to a Helm deployment. I noticed that the manifest is currently using the 'latest' tag, which isn't ideal. My first step is to pin a specific version, but I'm uncertain which one to choose. The GitHub releases show that the latest stable version is 3.2.0, but when I check the server it displays version 3.3.0. Is this a development version? Here's what I see when I run the command for the version:
```
$ argocd version
argocd: v3.1.5+cfeed49
BuildDate: 2025-09-10T16:01:20Z
GitCommit: cfeed4910542c359f18537a6668d4671abd3813b
GitTreeState: clean
GoVersion: go1.24.6
Compiler: gc
Platform: linux/amd64
argocd-server: v3.3.0+6cfef6b
```
What am I missing here, and what's the best way to set an image tag?
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Just a heads up, the manifest itself doesn't actually use the 'latest' tag. It’s likely that you just didn’t check out a specific tag before you pulled the manifest. If you want the 3.2.0 version, here’s the manifest link:
[3.2.0 Manifest](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/refs/tags/v3.2.0/manifests/install.yaml)
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It looks like you're running into issues because you're on the 'latest' tag, which is generally a bad practice. Your version references commit `v3.3.0+6cfef6b`, which is more recent than the latest release (3.2.0). This explains why you're seeing version 3.3.0 on your server.
You have a few options now:
1. Pin to the exact image (though it's not available, as that commit doesn’t exist).
2. Downgrade to the latest official release (3.2.0).
3. Just wait for the next stable release and then pin your ArgoCD version to that one.
ArgoExplorer89: Thanks for clarifying! I was considering downgrading, but is that process supported even if 3.3.0 isn’t an official release?
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CuriousCoder42: Got it. So basically the versioning issue is just about not switching to the right tag? Can you explain the difference in versions a bit more?