diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
index 3932fd5c4b9..6a5107aea05 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ The kubeconfig can also be manually targeted for the intended cluster with the `
Review the list of known issues for each Rancher version, which can be found in the release notes on [GitHub](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases) and on the [Rancher forums.](https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcements/12)
Note that upgrades _to_ or _from_ any chart in the [rancher-alpha repository](../resources/choose-a-rancher-version.md#helm-chart-repositories) aren't supported.
+
### Helm Version
The upgrade instructions assume you are using Helm 3.
+
+
For migration of installs started with Helm 2, refer to the official [Helm 2 to 3 migration docs.](https://helm.sh/blog/migrate-from-helm-v2-to-helm-v3/) The [Helm 2 upgrade page here](/versioned_docs/version-2.0-2.4/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades/helm2.md)provides a copy of the older upgrade instructions that used Helm 2, and it is intended to be used if upgrading to Helm 3 is not feasible.
### For air-gapped installs: Populate private registry
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
index 9d4a4c8393e..c2a6ace6343 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Now that you have a running RKE cluster, you can install Rancher in it. For secu
### Install the Helm CLI
+
+
Install the [Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) CLI on a host where you have a kubeconfig to access your Kubernetes cluster:
```
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
index 8d98fe60458..6118e567f0c 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This section contains the requirements for Helm, which is the tool used to insta
> The installation instructions have been updated for Helm 3. For migration of installs started with Helm 2, refer to the official [Helm 2 to 3 Migration Docs.](https://helm.sh/blog/migrate-from-helm-v2-to-helm-v3/) [This section](/versioned_docs/version-2.0-2.4/pages-for-subheaders/helm2.md) provides a copy of the older high-availability Rancher installation instructions that used Helm 2, and it is intended to be used if upgrading to Helm 3 is not feasible.
+
+
- Helm v3.2.x or higher is required to install or upgrade Rancher v2.5.
- Helm v2.16.0 or higher is required for Kubernetes v1.16. For the default Kubernetes version, refer to the [release notes](https://github.com/rancher/rke/releases) for the version of RKE that you are using.
- Helm v2.15.0 should not be used, because of an issue with converting/comparing numbers.
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
index dd00964ef02..ff5f495f501 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ Before you can perform the upgrade, you must prepare your air gapped environment
--set cainjector.image.repository=/quay.io/jetstack/cert-manager-cainjector
```
+
+
The Helm 2 command is as follows:
```plain
diff --git a/shared-files/_deprecation-helm2.md b/shared-files/_deprecation-helm2.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7bb9bb3a8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-files/_deprecation-helm2.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+:::warning
+
+Helm v2 support is deprecated as of the Rancher v2.7 line and will be removed in Rancher v2.9.
+
+:::
diff --git a/src/theme/MDXComponents.js b/src/theme/MDXComponents.js
index 540ac390d56..e13c8e76ba4 100644
--- a/src/theme/MDXComponents.js
+++ b/src/theme/MDXComponents.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { CardSection, Card } from '../components/CardComponents';
import CNIPopularityTable from '/shared-files/_cni-popularity.md';
import DeprecationOPAGatekeeper from '/shared-files/_deprecation-opa-gatekeeper.md';
+import DeprecationHelm2 from '/shared-files/_deprecation-helm2.md';
export default {
// Re-use the default mapping
@@ -21,4 +22,5 @@ export default {
CNIPopularityTable,
DeprecationOPAGatekeeper,
+ DeprecationHelm2,
};
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
index 70c112fb611..bc75b3a4680 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ The kubeconfig can also be manually targeted for the intended cluster with the `
Review the list of known issues for each Rancher version, which can be found in the release notes on [GitHub](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases) and on the [Rancher forums.](https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcements/12)
Note that upgrades _to_ or _from_ any chart in the [rancher-alpha repository](../resources/choose-a-rancher-version.md#helm-chart-repositories) aren't supported.
+
### Helm Version
+
+
The upgrade instructions assume you are using Helm 3.
For migration of installs started with Helm 2, refer to the official [Helm 2 to 3 migration docs.](https://helm.sh/blog/migrate-from-helm-v2-to-helm-v3/) The [Helm 2 upgrade page here](/versioned_docs/version-2.0-2.4/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades/helm2.md)provides a copy of the older upgrade instructions that used Helm 2, and it is intended to be used if upgrading to Helm 3 is not feasible.
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
index 9d4a4c8393e..c2a6ace6343 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Now that you have a running RKE cluster, you can install Rancher in it. For secu
### Install the Helm CLI
+
+
Install the [Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) CLI on a host where you have a kubeconfig to access your Kubernetes cluster:
```
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
index 8d98fe60458..6118e567f0c 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This section contains the requirements for Helm, which is the tool used to insta
> The installation instructions have been updated for Helm 3. For migration of installs started with Helm 2, refer to the official [Helm 2 to 3 Migration Docs.](https://helm.sh/blog/migrate-from-helm-v2-to-helm-v3/) [This section](/versioned_docs/version-2.0-2.4/pages-for-subheaders/helm2.md) provides a copy of the older high-availability Rancher installation instructions that used Helm 2, and it is intended to be used if upgrading to Helm 3 is not feasible.
+
+
- Helm v3.2.x or higher is required to install or upgrade Rancher v2.5.
- Helm v2.16.0 or higher is required for Kubernetes v1.16. For the default Kubernetes version, refer to the [release notes](https://github.com/rancher/rke/releases) for the version of RKE that you are using.
- Helm v2.15.0 should not be used, because of an issue with converting/comparing numbers.
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
index dd00964ef02..ff5f495f501 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ Before you can perform the upgrade, you must prepare your air gapped environment
--set cainjector.image.repository=/quay.io/jetstack/cert-manager-cainjector
```
+
+
The Helm 2 command is as follows:
```plain
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
index 157151bdc04..b629e768d54 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades.md
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ The kubeconfig can also be manually targeted for the intended cluster with the `
Review the list of known issues for each Rancher version, which can be found in the release notes on [GitHub](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases) and on the [Rancher forums.](https://forums.rancher.com/c/announcements/12)
Note that upgrades _to_ or _from_ any chart in the [rancher-alpha repository](../resources/choose-a-rancher-version.md#helm-chart-repositories) aren't supported.
+
### Helm Version
+
+
The upgrade instructions assume you are using Helm 3.
For migration of installs started with Helm 2, refer to the official [Helm 2 to 3 migration docs.](https://helm.sh/blog/migrate-from-helm-v2-to-helm-v3/) The [Helm 2 upgrade page here](/versioned_docs/version-2.0-2.4/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/install-upgrade-on-a-kubernetes-cluster/upgrades/helm2.md)provides a copy of the older upgrade instructions that used Helm 2, and it is intended to be used if upgrading to Helm 3 is not feasible.
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
index 9d4a4c8393e..c2a6ace6343 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/other-installation-methods/rancher-behind-an-http-proxy/install-rancher.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Now that you have a running RKE cluster, you can install Rancher in it. For secu
### Install the Helm CLI
+
+
Install the [Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) CLI on a host where you have a kubeconfig to access your Kubernetes cluster:
```
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
index 8d98fe60458..6118e567f0c 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/helm-version-requirements.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This section contains the requirements for Helm, which is the tool used to insta
> The installation instructions have been updated for Helm 3. For migration of installs started with Helm 2, refer to the official [Helm 2 to 3 Migration Docs.](https://helm.sh/blog/migrate-from-helm-v2-to-helm-v3/) [This section](/versioned_docs/version-2.0-2.4/pages-for-subheaders/helm2.md) provides a copy of the older high-availability Rancher installation instructions that used Helm 2, and it is intended to be used if upgrading to Helm 3 is not feasible.
+
+
- Helm v3.2.x or higher is required to install or upgrade Rancher v2.5.
- Helm v2.16.0 or higher is required for Kubernetes v1.16. For the default Kubernetes version, refer to the [release notes](https://github.com/rancher/rke/releases) for the version of RKE that you are using.
- Helm v2.15.0 should not be used, because of an issue with converting/comparing numbers.
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
index dd00964ef02..3590d08ce55 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/upgrade-cert-manager.md
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ Before you can perform the upgrade, you must prepare your air gapped environment
--set cainjector.image.repository=/quay.io/jetstack/cert-manager-cainjector
```
+
+
The Helm 2 command is as follows:
```plain