Env var are not updated after a secret update

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+#### Environment variables are not updated after a secret update
+
+If a container already consumes a Secret in an environment variable, a Secret update will not be seen by the container unless it is restarted.
+There are third party solutions for triggering restarts when secrets change.
+
 ## Immutable Secrets {#secret-immutable}

 {{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.19" state="beta" >}}