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title: "Upgrade Aerospike Kubernetes Operator"
description: "Learn how to upgrade the Aerospike Kubernetes Operator (AKO) via Helm or OLM, including version-specific paths."
---

# Upgrade Aerospike Kubernetes Operator

> For the complete documentation index see: [llms.txt](https://aerospike.com/docs/llms.txt)
> 
> All documentation pages available in markdown.

## Upgrade from AKO 4.4.1 and later

If you are running an AKO version 4.4.1 or later, you can upgrade directly to 4.5.0.

## Older versions

If you are running an AKO version older than 4.4.1, you must first [upgrade to 4.4.1](https://aerospike.com/docs/kubernetes/4.4.x/manage/upgrade/upgrading-operator) before upgrading to 4.5.0.

## Upgrade methods

Choose the upgrade method based on your AKO installation.

-   [OLM on OperatorHub.io](https://aerospike.com/docs/kubernetes/4.5.0/manage/upgrade/olm)
-   [Helm](https://aerospike.com/docs/kubernetes/4.5.0/manage/upgrade/helm)