diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/add-license-redpanda/kubernetes.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/add-license-redpanda/kubernetes.adoc
index 6ec1546b88..54d9a73628 100644
--- a/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/add-license-redpanda/kubernetes.adoc
+++ b/modules/get-started/pages/licensing/add-license-redpanda/kubernetes.adoc
@@ -198,16 +198,42 @@ If the license is provided through a Kubernetes Secret, follow these steps to up
 kubectl delete secret redpanda-license --namespace <namespace>
 ----
 
-. Create a new Secret with the updated license:
+. Create a new Secret with a **new name** that contains the contents of the updated license:
 +
 [,bash]
 ----
-kubectl create secret generic redpanda-license \
+kubectl create secret generic redpanda-license-updated \
   --from-file=license=./redpanda.license \
   --namespace <namespace>
 ----
 +
 
+. Update the Redpanda CRD to use the new Secret.
+.`redpanda-cluster.yaml`
+[,yaml]
+----
+apiVersion: cluster.redpanda.com/v1alpha2
+kind: Redpanda
+metadata:
+  name: redpanda
+spec:
+  chartRef: {}
+  clusterSpec:
+    enterprise:
+      licenseSecretRef:
+        name: redpanda-license-updated
+        key: license
+----
+
+. Apply the changes to the Redpanda CRD:
++
+[,bash]
+---
+kubectl apply -f redpanda-cluster.yaml --namespace <namespace>
+---
++
+The Redpanda Operator updates the license without restarting the Repanda broker.
+
 . Check the status of new license to make sure it was successfully applied:
 +
 [,bash]
@@ -321,4 +347,4 @@ kubectl delete pod $(kubectl get pod --namespace <namespace> | grep redpanda-con
 
 == Next steps
 
-xref:get-started:licensing/monitor-license-status.adoc[].
\ No newline at end of file
+xref:get-started:licensing/monitor-license-status.adoc[].