diff --git a/tests/common.bash b/tests/common.bash
index ba44fd89cd..8084f210c1 100644
--- a/tests/common.bash
+++ b/tests/common.bash
@@ -529,6 +529,29 @@ function ensure_yq() {
 	hash -d yq 2> /dev/null || true # yq is preinstalled on GHA Ubuntu 22.04 runners so we clear Bash's PATH cache.
 }
 
+function ensure_helm() {
+	ensure_yq
+	# The get-helm-3 script will take care of downloaading and installing Helm
+	# properly on the system respecting ARCH, OS and other configurations.
+	DESIRED_VERSION=$(get_from_kata_deps ".externals.helm.version")
+	export DESIRED_VERSION
+
+	# Check if helm is available in the system's PATH
+	if ! command -v helm &> /dev/null; then
+		echo "Helm is not installed. Installing Helm..."
+		curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash
+		# Verify the installation
+		if command -v helm &> /dev/null; then
+			echo "Helm installed successfully."
+		else
+			echo "Failed to install Helm."
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	else
+		echo "Helm is already installed."
+	fi
+}
+
 # dependency: What we want to get the version from the versions.yaml file
 function get_from_kata_deps() {
         versions_file="${repo_root_dir}/versions.yaml"
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index c8d165b0dc..9f359db874 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ source "${kubernetes_dir}/../../gha-run-k8s-common.sh"
 source "${kubernetes_dir}/confidential_kbs.sh"
 # shellcheck disable=2154
 tools_dir="${repo_root_dir}/tools"
+helm_chart_dir="${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy"
 kata_tarball_dir="${2:-kata-artifacts}"
 
 DOCKER_REGISTRY=${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-quay.io}
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ function deploy_coco_kbs() {
 
 function deploy_kata() {
 	platform="${1:-}"
+	ensure_helm
 	ensure_yq
 
 	[ "$platform" = "kcli" ] && \
@@ -157,84 +159,58 @@ function deploy_kata() {
 
 	set_default_cluster_namespace
 
-	sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+	local values_yaml
+	values_yaml=$(mktemp /tmp/values_yaml.XXXXXX)
 
-	# Enable debug for Kata Containers
-	yq -i \
-	  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[1].value = "true"' \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-	# Create the runtime class only for the shim that's being tested
-	yq -i \
-	  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[2].value = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}\"" \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-	# Set the tested hypervisor as the default `kata` shim
-	yq -i \
-	  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[3].value = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}\"" \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-	# Let the `kata-deploy` script take care of the runtime class creation / removal
-	yq -i \
-	  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[4].value = "true"' \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-	# Let the `kata-deploy` create the default `kata` runtime class
-	yq -i \
-	  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[5].value = "true"' \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-	# Enable 'default_vcpus' hypervisor annotation
-	yq -i \
-	  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[6].value = "default_vcpus"' \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+	yq -i ".k8sDistribution = \"${KUBERNETES}\""                     "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".image.reference = \"${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}\"" "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".image.tag = \"${DOCKER_TAG}\""                           "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.debug = \"true\""                                    "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.shims = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}\""                      "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.defaultShim = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}\""                "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.createRuntimeClasses = \"true\""                     "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.createDefaultRuntimeClass = \"true\""                "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.allowedHypervisorAnnotations = \"default_vcpus\""    "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.snapshotterHandlerMapping = \"\""                    "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.agentHttpsProxy = \"\""                              "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.agentNoProxy = \"\""                                 "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.pullTypeMapping = \"\""                              "${values_yaml}"
+	yq -i ".env.hostOS = \"\""                                       "${values_yaml}"
 
 	if [ -n "${SNAPSHOTTER}" ]; then
-		yq -i \
-		  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[7].value = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}:${SNAPSHOTTER}\"" \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+		yq -i ".env.snapshotterHandlerMapping = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}:${SNAPSHOTTER}\"" "${values_yaml}"
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${KATA_HOST_OS}" = "cbl-mariner" ]; then
-		yq -i \
-		  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[6].value = "initrd kernel default_vcpus"' \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-		yq -i \
-		  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env += [{\"name\": \"HOST_OS\", \"value\": \"${KATA_HOST_OS}\"}]" \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+		yq -i ".env.allowedHypervisorAnnotations = \"initrd kernel default_vcpus\"" "${values_yaml}"
+		yq -i ".env.hostOS = \"${KATA_HOST_OS}\""                                   "${values_yaml}"
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" = "qemu" ]; then
-		yq -i \
-		  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[6].value = "image initrd kernel default_vcpus"' \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+		yq -i ".env.allowedHypervisorAnnotations = \"image initrd kernel default_vcpus\"" "${values_yaml}"
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" = "qemu-tdx" ]; then
-		yq -i \
-		  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[8].value = \"${HTTPS_PROXY}\"" \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-
-		yq -i \
-		  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[9].value = \"${NO_PROXY}\"" \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+		yq -i ".env.agentHttpsProxy = \"${HTTPS_PROXY}\"" "${values_yaml}"
+		yq -i ".env.agentNoProxy = \"${NO_PROXY}\""       "${values_yaml}"
 	fi
 
 	# Set the PULL_TYPE_MAPPING
 	if [ "${PULL_TYPE}" != "default" ]; then
-		yq -i \
-		  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[10].value = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}:${PULL_TYPE}\"" \
-		  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+		yq -i ".env.pullTypeMapping = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}:${PULL_TYPE}\"" "${values_yaml}"
 	fi
 
-	echo "::group::Final kata-deploy.yaml that is used in the test"
-	cat "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-	grep "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml" || die "Failed to setup the tests image"
+	echo "::group::Final kata-deploy manifests used in the test"
+	cat "${values_yaml}"
+	helm template "${helm_chart_dir}" --values "${values_yaml}" --namespace kube-system
+	[ "$(yq .image.reference ${values_yaml})" = "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}" ] || die "Failed to set image reference"
+	[ "$(yq .image.tag ${values_yaml})" = "${DOCKER_TAG}" ] || die "Failed to set image tag"
 	echo "::endgroup::"
 
-	kubectl_retry apply -f "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kata-rbac.yaml"
-	case "${KUBERNETES}" in
-		k0s) kubectl_retry apply -k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k0s" ;;
-		k3s) kubectl_retry apply -k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s" ;;
-		rke2) kubectl_retry apply -k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2" ;;
-		*) kubectl_retry apply -f "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-	esac
+	helm install kata-deploy "${helm_chart_dir}" --values "${values_yaml}" --namespace kube-system --debug
 
+	# `helm install --wait` does not take effect on single replicas and maxUnavailable=1 DaemonSets
+	# like kata-deploy on CI. So wait for pods being Running in the "tradicional" way.
 	local cmd="kubectl -n kube-system get -l name=kata-deploy pod 2>/dev/null | grep '\<Running\>'"
 	waitForProcess "${KATA_DEPLOY_WAIT_TIMEOUT}" 10 "$cmd"
 
@@ -406,58 +382,11 @@ function collect_artifacts() {
 }
 
 function cleanup_kata_deploy() {
-	ensure_yq
+	ensure_helm
 
-	case "${KUBERNETES}" in
-		k0s)
-			deploy_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k0s""
-			cleanup_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/k0s""
-			;;
-		k3s)
-			deploy_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s""
-			cleanup_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/k3s""
-			;;
-		rke2)
-			deploy_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2""
-			cleanup_spec="-k "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/rke2""
-			;;
-		*)
-			deploy_spec="-f "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml""
-			cleanup_spec="-f "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml""
-			;;
-	esac
-
-	# shellcheck disable=2086
-	kubectl_retry delete --ignore-not-found ${deploy_spec}
-	kubectl -n kube-system wait --timeout=10m --for=delete -l name=kata-deploy pod
-
-	# Let the `kata-deploy` script take care of the runtime class creation / removal
-	yq -i \
-	  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[4].value = "true"' \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
-	# Create the runtime class only for the shim that's being tested
-	yq -i \
-	  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[2].value = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}\"" \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
-	# Set the tested hypervisor as the default `kata` shim
-	yq -i \
-	  ".spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[3].value = \"${KATA_HYPERVISOR}\"" \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
-	# Let the `kata-deploy` create the default `kata` runtime class
-	yq -i \
-	  '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[5].value = "true"' \
-	  "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
-
-	sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
-	cat "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml"
-	grep "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml" || die "Failed to setup the tests image"
-	# shellcheck disable=2086
-	kubectl_retry apply ${cleanup_spec}
-	sleep 180s
-
-	# shellcheck disable=2086
-	kubectl_retry delete --ignore-not-found ${cleanup_spec}
-	kubectl_retry delete --ignore-not-found -f "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kata-rbac.yaml"
+	# Do not return after deleting only the parent object cascade=foreground
+	# means also wait for child/dependent object deletion
+	helm uninstall kata-deploy --ignore-not-found --wait --cascade foreground --timeout 10m --namespace kube-system --debug
 }
 
 function cleanup() {
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/kata-deploy.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/kata-deploy.yaml
index 5d339e47b5..0416501444 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/kata-deploy.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/kata-deploy.yaml
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ spec:
       - name: kube-kata
         image: {{ .Values.image.reference }}:{{ default .Chart.AppVersion .Values.image.tag }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.imagePullPolicy }}
-        lifecycle:
-          preStop:
-            exec:
-              command: ["bash", "-c", "/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh cleanup"]
         command: ["bash", "-c", "/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh install"]
         env:
         - name: NODE_NAME
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/post-delete-job.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/post-delete-job.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c49b349279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/post-delete-job.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-sa-cleanup
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": post-delete
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-3"
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
+---
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-role-cleanup
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": post-delete
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-2"
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
+rules:
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["nodes"]
+  verbs: ["get", "patch"]
+- apiGroups: ["node.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["runtimeclasses"]
+  verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch"]
+---
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-rb-cleanup
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": post-delete
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-1"
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-role-cleanup
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-sa-cleanup
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+---
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-cleanup
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": post-delete
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "0"
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        role: cleanup
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: {{ .Chart.Name }}-sa-cleanup
+      hostPID: true
+      containers:
+      - name: kube-kata-cleanup
+        image: {{ .Values.image.reference }}:{{ default .Chart.AppVersion .Values.image.tag }}
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        command: ["bash", "-c", "/opt/kata-artifacts/scripts/kata-deploy.sh cleanup"]
+        env:
+        - name: NODE_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+        - name: DEBUG
+          value: {{ .Values.env.debug | quote }}
+        - name: SHIMS
+          value: {{ .Values.env.shims | quote }}
+        - name: DEFAULT_SHIM
+          value: {{ .Values.env.defaultShim | quote }}
+        - name: CREATE_RUNTIMECLASSES
+          value: {{ .Values.env.createRuntimeClasses | quote }}
+        - name: CREATE_DEFAULT_RUNTIMECLASS
+          value: {{ .Values.env.createDefaultRuntimeClass | quote }}
+        - name: ALLOWED_HYPERVISOR_ANNOTATIONS
+          value: {{ .Values.env.allowedHypervisorAnnotations | quote }}
+        - name: SNAPSHOTTER_HANDLER_MAPPING
+          value: {{ .Values.env.snapshotterHandlerMapping | quote }}
+        - name: AGENT_HTTPS_PROXY
+          value: {{ .Values.env.agentHttpsProxy | quote }}
+        - name: AGENT_NO_PROXY
+          value: {{ .Values.env.agentNoProxy | quote }}
+        - name: PULL_TYPE_MAPPING
+          value: {{ .Values.env.pullTypeMapping | quote }}
+        - name: HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK
+          value: "true"
+{{- with .Values.env.hostOS }}
+        - name: HOST_OS
+          value: {{ . | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: crio-conf
+          mountPath: /etc/crio/
+        - name: containerd-conf
+          mountPath: /etc/containerd/
+        - name: host
+          mountPath: /host/
+      volumes:
+      - name: crio-conf
+        hostPath:
+          path: /etc/crio/
+      - name: containerd-conf
+        hostPath:
+          path: '{{- template "containerdConfPath" .Values }}'
+      - name: host
+        hostPath:
+          path: /
+      restartPolicy: Never 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index 03e602b1a0..79bfab26fd 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ fi
 # doubled here as well, as: `/host//opt/kata`
 host_install_dir="/host${dest_dir}"
 
+HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK="${HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK:-"false"}"
+
 # If we fail for any reason a message will be displayed
 die() {
         msg="$*"
@@ -550,6 +552,18 @@ function remove_artifacts() {
 	fi
 }
 
+function restart_cri_runtime() {
+	local runtime="${1}"
+
+	if [ "${runtime}" == "k0s-worker" ] || [ "${runtime}" == "k0s-controller" ]; then
+		# do nothing, k0s will automatically unload the config on the fly
+		:
+	else
+		host_systemctl daemon-reload
+		host_systemctl restart "${runtime}"
+	fi
+}
+
 function cleanup_cri_runtime() {
 	case $1 in
 	crio)
@@ -560,6 +574,10 @@ function cleanup_cri_runtime() {
 		;;
 	esac
 
+	[ "${HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK}" == "false" ] && return
+
+	# Only run this code in the HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK
+	restart_cri_runtime "$1"
 }
 
 function cleanup_crio() {
@@ -578,13 +596,7 @@ function cleanup_containerd() {
 
 function reset_runtime() {
 	kubectl label node "$NODE_NAME" katacontainers.io/kata-runtime-
-	if [ "$1" == "k0s-worker" ] || [ "$1" == "k0s-controller" ]; then
-		# do nothing, k0s will auto restart
-		:
-	else
-		host_systemctl daemon-reload
-		host_systemctl restart "$1"
-	fi
+	restart_cri_runtime "$1"
 
 	if [ "$1" == "crio" ] || [ "$1" == "containerd" ]; then
 		host_systemctl restart kubelet
@@ -659,6 +671,7 @@ function main() {
 	echo "* AGENT_NO_PROXY: ${AGENT_NO_PROXY}"
 	echo "* PULL_TYPE_MAPPING: ${PULL_TYPE_MAPPING}"
 	echo "* INSTALLATION_PREFIX: ${INSTALLATION_PREFIX}"
+	echo "* HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK: ${HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK}"
 
 	# script requires that user is root
 	euid=$(id -u)
@@ -716,9 +729,24 @@ function main() {
 			       containerd_conf_file="${containerd_conf_tmpl_file}"
 			fi
 
+			if [ "${HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK}" == "true" ]; then
+				# Remove the label as the first thing, so we ensure no more kata-containers
+				# pods would be scheduled here.
+				kubectl label node "$NODE_NAME" katacontainers.io/kata-runtime-
+			fi
+
 			cleanup_cri_runtime "$runtime"
-			kubectl label node "$NODE_NAME" --overwrite katacontainers.io/kata-runtime=cleanup
+			if [ "${HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK}" == "false" ]; then
+				# The Confidential Containers operator relies on this label
+				kubectl label node "$NODE_NAME" --overwrite katacontainers.io/kata-runtime=cleanup
+			fi
 			remove_artifacts
+
+			if [ "${HELM_POST_DELETE_HOOK}" == "true" ]; then
+				# After everything was cleaned up, there's no reason to continue
+				# and sleep forever.  Let's just return success..
+				exit 0
+			fi
 			;;
 		reset)
 			reset_runtime $runtime
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index c2265d830e..94b606a0dd 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ externals:
     version: "1.36.1"
     url: "https://busybox.net/downloads"
 
+  helm:
+    description: "Kubernetes package manager"
+    url: "https://get.helm.sh/"
+    version: "v3.15.2"
+
   cni-plugins:
     description: "CNI network plugins"
     url: "https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins"