diff --git a/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go b/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
index e2f6ad460..64e8bd6c7 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/plugin_update.go
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ type pluginUpdateOptions struct {
 func newPluginUpdateCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	o := &pluginUpdateOptions{}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "update <plugin>...",
-		Short: "update one or more Helm plugins",
+		Use:     "update <plugin>...",
+		Aliases: []string{"up"},
+		Short:   "update one or more Helm plugins",
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return o.complete(args)
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/helm/repo_list.go b/cmd/helm/repo_list.go
index 5abc73c09..b0050682a 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/repo_list.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/repo_list.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ import (
 func newRepoListCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	var output string
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "list",
-		Short: "list chart repositories",
-		Args:  require.NoArgs,
+		Use:     "list",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
+		Short:   "list chart repositories",
+		Args:    require.NoArgs,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// validate the output format first so we don't waste time running a
 			// request that we'll throw away