changed to BuildMetadata

cmd/helm/init.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ func (i *initCmd) run() error {
 		fmt.Fprintln(i.out, "Not installing Tiller due to 'client-only' flag having been set")
 	}
 
-	if !(len(strings.Split(version.Version, ".")) > 2) && !i.opts.UseCanary && len(i.opts.ImageSpec) == 0 {
+	if version.BuildMetadata == "unreleased" && !i.opts.UseCanary && len(i.opts.ImageSpec) == 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(i.out, "\nWarning: You appear to be using an unreleased version of Helm. Please either use the\n"+
 			"--canary-image flag, or specify your desired tiller version with --tiller-image.\n\n"+
 			"Ex:\n"+