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AI-generatedHelm upgrade with --reuse-values ignores updated chart defaults
During a Helm upgrade, the --reuse-values flag causes Helm to retain the previously released values and apply only the new --set or -f overrides. The chart's values.yaml is not re-evaluated unless explicitly included again. This behavior is documented but creates a practical gap when a chart maintainer changes default values between versions. If a chart upda
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