Consul on Kubernetes relies on packages and binaries that have individual upgrade requirements. Learn how to update Helm configurations, Helm versions, Consul versions, and Consul agents, as well as how to determine what will change and its impact on your service mesh.
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# Upgrading Consul on Kubernetes Components
# Upgrading Consul on Kubernetes components
This topic describes considerations and strategies for upgrading Consul deployments running on Kubernetes clusters. In addition to upgrading the version of Consul, you may need to update your Helm chart or the release version of the Helm chart.
If you are upgrading from a Consul on Kubernetes release that uses client agents to one using Consul Dataplane, refer to [Upgrading to Consul Dataplane](#upgrading-to-consul-dataplane).