diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix
index 408f1bd3ed8a..b6f9028d52ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/helm/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles }:
+{ lib, stdenv, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
-  pname = "helm";
-  version = "3.8.1";
-  gitCommit = "5cb9af4b1b271d11d7a97a71df3ac337dd94ad37";
+  pname = "kubernetes-helm";
+  version = "3.8.2";
+  gitCommit = "6e3701edea09e5d55a8ca2aae03a68917630e91b";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "helm";
     repo = "helm";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-AjNrn46l9gVC7MtGF59QWv+l6qYn+jzopsZtM/2faXY=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-lFAzp7ZxyMZAEO1cNFkEPLgTLEGa6azv36xiTIz4FZY=";
   };
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-ffbp7J8XDxo/s79pjoiDVbft0pr/lJpuJuKiMpQwkT0=";
-
-  doCheck = false;
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-FLEydmR+UEZ80VYLxBU1ZdwpdLgTjUpqiMItnt9UuLY=";
 
   subPackages = [ "cmd/helm" ];
   ldflags = [
@@ -23,6 +21,19 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "-X helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/version.gitCommit=${gitCommit}"
   ];
 
+  preCheck = ''
+    # skipping version tests because they require dot git directory
+    substituteInPlace cmd/helm/version_test.go \
+      --replace "TestVersion" "SkipVersion"
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+    # skipping plugin tests on linux
+    substituteInPlace cmd/helm/plugin_test.go \
+      --replace "TestPluginDynamicCompletion" "SkipPluginDynamicCompletion" \
+      --replace "TestLoadPlugins" "SkipLoadPlugins"
+    substituteInPlace cmd/helm/helm_test.go \
+      --replace "TestPluginExitCode" "SkipPluginExitCode"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
   postInstall = ''
     $out/bin/helm completion bash > helm.bash
@@ -33,7 +44,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/kubernetes/helm";
     description = "A package manager for kubernetes";
+    mainProgram = "helm";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rlupton20 edude03 saschagrunert Frostman Chili-Man ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rlupton20 edude03 saschagrunert Frostman Chili-Man techknowlogick ];
   };
 }