From b4e6d0c94c094693b3f81618cd53d0d3afdcf85c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Planinschek <plasim@bitnt.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:14:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] add Helm delete deployment action

---
 helm-delete/action.yml | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 readme.md              | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 61 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 helm-delete/action.yml

diff --git a/helm-delete/action.yml b/helm-delete/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e06a16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-delete/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: "Helm Delete Deployment"
+description: "Delete a Helm deployment from a Kubernetes cluster"
+
+inputs:
+  namespace:
+    description: "The namespace of the Helm release"
+    required: true
+  release-name:
+    description: "The name of the Helm release"
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Delete Helm deployment
+      env:
+        HELM_DRIVER: configmaps
+      run: |
+        RELEASE_NAME="${{ inputs.release-name }}"
+        NAMESPACE="${{ inputs.namespace }}"
+
+        echo "Checking Helm release: $RELEASE_NAME in namespace: $NAMESPACE"
+
+        STATUS_OUTPUT=$(helm status "$RELEASE_NAME" --namespace "$NAMESPACE" 2>&1) && STATUS_EXIT=0 || STATUS_EXIT=$?
+
+        if [ $STATUS_EXIT -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "Release found. Uninstalling..."
+          helm uninstall "$RELEASE_NAME" --namespace "$NAMESPACE"
+        else
+          if echo "$STATUS_OUTPUT" | grep -qi "forbidden\|cannot list\|unauthorized\|permission"; then
+            echo "::error::Permission denied when querying release '$RELEASE_NAME'. Check kubeconfig and RBAC permissions."
+            echo "$STATUS_OUTPUT"
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "Release '$RELEASE_NAME' not found, skipping uninstall."
+            echo "$STATUS_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+        fi
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index f0a5c2a..b8a28e1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -90,6 +90,28 @@ The following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys:
 | `timeout`            | `5m`             | The timeout for the Helm command                                 |
 | `working-directory`  | `.`              | The working directory where the action commands will operate     |
 
+### Delete Helm Deployment
+
+Delete a Helm deployment from a Kubernetes cluster. Checks if the release exists before attempting uninstall and detects permission errors. Requires Kubernetes to be configured first.
+
+#### Example
+
+```yaml
+  - uses: aboutbits/github-actions-kubernetes/helm-delete@v4
+    with:
+      release-name: my-app
+      namespace: my-namespace
+```
+
+#### Inputs
+
+The following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys:
+
+| Name           | Required/Default | Description                    |
+|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
+| `release-name` | required         | The name of the Helm release   |
+| `namespace`    | required         | The namespace of the Helm release |
+
 ### Setup S3 Preview
 
 Creates an S3 preview prefix by copying from the main prefix.

From 0010c911d883d48d4922061d2eeafea187cc8fcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Planinschek <plasim@bitnt.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:16:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix docs formatting

---
 readme.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index b8a28e1..aaf98d9 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ The following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys:
 
 | Name           | Required/Default | Description                    |
 |----------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
-| `release-name` | required         | The name of the Helm release   |
 | `namespace`    | required         | The namespace of the Helm release |
+| `release-name` | required         | The name of the Helm release   |
 
 ### Setup S3 Preview
 

From feae63ee234d512bf32d6d4288314ac775ac96f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Planinschek <plasim@bitnt.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:57:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] rename Helm delete action to Helm undeploy

---
 {helm-delete => helm-undeploy}/action.yml | 4 ++--
 readme.md                                 | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 rename {helm-delete => helm-undeploy}/action.yml (92%)

diff --git a/helm-delete/action.yml b/helm-undeploy/action.yml
similarity index 92%
rename from helm-delete/action.yml
rename to helm-undeploy/action.yml
index e06a16b..89af1be 100644
--- a/helm-delete/action.yml
+++ b/helm-undeploy/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name: "Helm Delete Deployment"
-description: "Delete a Helm deployment from a Kubernetes cluster"
+name: "Helm Undeploy"
+description: "Undeploy a Helm deployment from a Kubernetes cluster"
 
 inputs:
   namespace:
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index aaf98d9..dacc18e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ The following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys:
 | `timeout`            | `5m`             | The timeout for the Helm command                                 |
 | `working-directory`  | `.`              | The working directory where the action commands will operate     |
 
-### Delete Helm Deployment
+### Helm Undeploy
 
-Delete a Helm deployment from a Kubernetes cluster. Checks if the release exists before attempting uninstall and detects permission errors. Requires Kubernetes to be configured first.
+Undeploy a Helm deployment from a Kubernetes cluster. Checks if the release exists before attempting uninstall and detects permission errors. Requires Kubernetes to be configured first.
 
 #### Example
 
 ```yaml
-  - uses: aboutbits/github-actions-kubernetes/helm-delete@v4
+  - uses: aboutbits/github-actions-kubernetes/helm-undeploy@v4
     with:
       release-name: my-app
       namespace: my-namespace