diff --git a/pkg/action/get_metadata.go b/pkg/action/get_metadata.go
index cc5705143..ab407592d 100644
--- a/pkg/action/get_metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/action/get_metadata.go
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	// or chart reference), recorded via the meta.helm.sh/release-source
 	// annotation. Empty for releases created before this was recorded.
 	Source string `json:"source,omitempty" yaml:"source,omitempty"`
-	// Annotations are fetched from the Chart.yaml file
+	// Annotations are the chart metadata annotations from Chart.yaml. For a
+	// release installed or upgraded with a recorded source, this map also
+	// includes the meta.helm.sh/release-source annotation Helm adds at
+	// install/upgrade time (also surfaced separately via Source above).
 	Annotations map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty" yaml:"annotations,omitempty"`
 	// Labels of the release which are stored in driver metadata fields storage
 	Labels       map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" yaml:"labels,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/action/install_test.go b/pkg/action/install_test.go
index 723600ffa..52d8a34e9 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install_test.go
@@ -251,6 +251,41 @@ func TestInstallReleaseRecordsChartSourceAfterRender(t *testing.T) {
 	is.Equal("https://charts.example.com/repo", rel.Chart.Metadata.Annotations[ReleaseSourceAnnotation])
 }
 
+func TestUpgradeReleaseRecordsChartSourceAfterRender(t *testing.T) {
+	is := assert.New(t)
+	req := require.New(t)
+
+	upAction := upgradeAction(t)
+	rel := releaseStub()
+	rel.Name = "previous-release"
+	rel.Info.Status = rcommon.StatusDeployed
+	req.NoError(upAction.cfg.Releases.Create(rel))
+
+	upAction.ChartSource = "https://charts.example.com/repo"
+
+	// Same probe as the install path: a template that renders the chart's
+	// annotations. If the source were recorded before rendering, it would leak
+	// into the manifest via .Chart.Annotations.
+	tmpl := []*common.File{
+		{Name: "templates/cfg", ModTime: time.Now(), Data: []byte("annotations: {{ .Chart.Annotations }}")},
+	}
+	resi, err := upAction.RunWithContext(t.Context(), rel.Name, buildChartWithTemplates(tmpl), map[string]any{})
+	req.NoError(err)
+	res, err := releaserToV1Release(resi)
+	req.NoError(err)
+
+	// The recorded source must not appear in the rendered manifest.
+	is.NotContains(res.Manifest, "https://charts.example.com/repo")
+	is.NotContains(res.Manifest, ReleaseSourceAnnotation)
+
+	// The persisted upgraded release must carry the source annotation.
+	stored, err := upAction.cfg.Releases.Last(rel.Name)
+	req.NoError(err)
+	last, err := releaserToV1Release(stored)
+	req.NoError(err)
+	is.Equal("https://charts.example.com/repo", last.Chart.Metadata.Annotations[ReleaseSourceAnnotation])
+}
+
 func TestInstallReleaseWithTakeOwnership_ResourceNotOwned(t *testing.T) {
 	// This test will test checking ownership of a resource
 	// returned by the fake client. If the resource is not