🚀 How Helm Version Promotion Works in Modern DevOps
1️⃣ Code Merged
→ Jenkins builds Docker image Helm chart
→ Auto bumps version (ex: 39.0.29)
2️⃣ Helm Chart Packaged
→ helm package generates service-39.0.29.tgz
3️⃣ Stored in Artifactory
→ Uploaded into helm-dev repo
→ Indexed for retrieval
4️⃣ Promotion
→ Helm chart moves from dev → stage → prod
(automated via Jenkins or controlled via Harness)
5️⃣ Harness Deployment
→ Fetches promoted chart
→ Deploys same chart with different values.yaml
→ Ensures consistent releases across environments
✨ Same chart. Verified version. No surprises.
This is how modern teams ship reliable releases.
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