# Helm v2.5.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Helm (https://helm.sh)
- **Version:** v2.5.0
- **Released:** Jun 19, 2017
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/helm/updates/v2.5.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v2.5.0. Source highlight: We are happy to announce Helm 2.5.0. This is a feature release, though it also includes many bug fixes. We strongly recommend upgrading.

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- Breaking Changes Helm has strict guidelines about breaking changes, and we do our best to minimize the impact of such changes. But on occasion, we  choose to change things that may cause breakages.
- Helm has strict guidelines about breaking changes, and we do our best to minimize the impact of such changes. But on occasion, we  choose to change things that may cause breakages.
- Note:* Features marked _experimental_ may undergo major changes. These features are exempted from the usual breaking change restrictions.

## New Features
- The `--set` syntax now accepts array indices: `--set servers[0].port=8080`
- The `-u` flag to `helm package` updates dependencies when packaging
- A new `helm plugin update` command has been added for updating plugins
- Packages can be aliased in `requirements.yaml` (experimental)
- Upgrading Tiller's service account is now possible via `helm init`
- A `--repo` flag has been added to install, update, and other applicable subcommands.

## Improvements
- Improve 'helm create' 51923e54b18ad6400375697e4935fd791cc23072 (Reinhard Nägele)

## Bug Fixes
- `#helm-devs` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/kubernetes/charts
- 2.5.1 will be the first patch release in the 2.5 tree. It will contain _only_ bug fixes.
- Fix typo in command line. 8dfec4db6152f34d2be54dd83c69c1e994b5ebf2 (Julien Balestra)
- fix(helm): helm home print to stdout 985dbae2aceabc6415de1d49bec31d6b64c15f1a (Adam Reese)
- fix(tests): Fixes broken unit test 5cfb4e8cf8c00d3fc8c2634dceae2bd8c0c565f9 (Taylor Thomas)