helm/helm · error

missing registry client: %w

Error message

missing registry client: %w

What it means

Error "missing registry client: %w" thrown in helm/helm.

Source

Thrown at pkg/cmd/upgrade.go:112

		Short: "upgrade a release",
		Long:  upgradeDesc,
		Args:  require.ExactArgs(2),
		ValidArgsFunction: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
			if len(args) == 0 {
				return compListReleases(toComplete, args, cfg)
			}
			if len(args) == 1 {
				return compListCharts(toComplete, true)
			}
			return noMoreArgsComp()
		},
		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			client.Namespace = settings.Namespace()

			registryClient, err := newRegistryClient(out, client.CertFile, client.KeyFile, client.CaFile,
				client.InsecureSkipTLSVerify, client.PlainHTTP, client.Username, client.Password)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("missing registry client: %w", err)
			}
			client.SetRegistryClient(registryClient)

			dryRunStrategy, err := cmdGetDryRunFlagStrategy(cmd, false)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			client.DryRunStrategy = dryRunStrategy

			// Fixes #7002 - Support reading values from STDIN for `upgrade` command
			// Must load values AFTER determining if we have to call install so that values loaded from stdin are not read twice
			if client.Install {
				// If a release does not exist, install it.
				histClient := action.NewHistory(cfg)
				histClient.Max = 1
				versions, err := histClient.Run(args[0])
				if errors.Is(err, driver.ErrReleaseNotFound) || isReleaseUninstalled(versions) {
					// Only print this to stdout for table output

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/cmd/upgrade.go:112 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of helm/helm@2a29f1770b (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/86493520c9506679. Report an issue: GitHub.