# Updating a Kubernetes connector

Periodically, you may need to update your Kubernetes connector to help maintain functionality, performance, and security.

This article explains how to update a connector through the Helm CLI.

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### Prerequisites

<table><thead><tr><th width="370">Item</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Cluster admin access</strong></td><td>Cluster admin access to the cluster to integrate<br><br>The cluster admin access can be the built-in <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/rbac/#user-facing-roles">cluster-admin</a> role or equivalent permission level.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Helm Command Line Interface (Helm CLI)</strong></td><td><a href="https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/">Command-line interface</a> used to manage Kubernetes applications</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Update a connector

Use the following steps to update an Apono connector for Kubernetes:

1. In the shell environment, run the following `helm upgrade` command to pull the most recent connector version.

   Shell

   ```shell
   helm upgrade apono-connector apono-connector --repo https://apono-io.github.io/apono-helm-charts \
       --set-string apono.token=[APONO_TOKEN] \
       --set-string apono.connectorId=[CONNECTOR_NAME] \
       --set serviceAccount.manageClusterRoles=true \
       --namespace apono-connector \
       --create-namespace
   ```

   | Parameter                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
   | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | **apono.connectorId** string                   | ID for the connector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
   | **apono.token** string                         | Token value obtained from the Apono UI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
   | **serviceAccount.managerClusterRoles** boolean | <p>Configures whether the connector also manages access to the cluster on which it is deployed<br><br>The value of <code>serviceAccount.manageClusterRoles</code> should be based on whether the installation has been set up to manage the cluster roles or not.</p> |
2. On the [**Connectors**](https://app.apono.io/connectors) page, verify that the connector has been updated.