Feature Request: Add semver range support to allow installing Helm v3.x or any major/minor version #242

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1. serdardalgic commented on Jan 7, 2026

   

   Serdar Dalgıç (serdardalgic)

   on Jan 7, 2026

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   For those interested in implementing this feature:

   % curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/helm/helm/releases" | jq -r '.[].tag_name'
   v4.0.4
   v3.19.4
   v4.0.2
   v3.19.3
   v4.0.1
   v4.0.0
   v3.19.2
   v3.19.1
   v4.0.0-rc.1
   v4.0.0-beta.2
   v4.0.0-beta.1
   v3.19.0
   v3.19.0-rc.1
   v4.0.0-alpha.1
   v3.18.6
   v3.18.5
   v3.17.4
   v3.18.4
   v3.18.3
   v3.18.2
   v3.18.1
   v3.18.0
   v3.18.0-rc.2
   v3.18.0-rc.1
   v3.17.3
   v3.17.2
   v3.17.1
   v3.17.0
   v3.17.0-rc.1
   v3.16.4
   

   This returns all releases including pre-releases (alpha, beta, rc). An implementation should filter these out when resolving ranges like v3.x or v3.19.x.

   Semver Comparison

   For version comparison, you can either:

   • Implement a lightweight comparison function (the version format is consistently vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
   • Use the semver npm package for more robust parsing

   Rate Limiting Consideration

   The GitHub API has rate limits for unauthenticated requests (60 requests/hour). Consider using the existing token input for authenticated requests (5,000 requests/hour) to avoid hitting this limit in CI environments with frequent runs.
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