diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0fc4383608..953aa0a45f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ faas
 .settings/*
 demos
 /code
-kind
\ No newline at end of file
+kind
+*.snap
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index ea3ce095b4..f6da346138 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: k9s
-base: core20 
-version: 'v0.27.4'
+base: core20
+version: 'v0.29.1'
 summary: K9s is a CLI to view and manage your Kubernetes clusters.
 description: |
   K9s is a CLI to view and manage your Kubernetes clusters. By leveraging a terminal UI, you can easily traverse Kubernetes resources and view the state of your clusters in a single powerful session.
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ parts:
       make test
       make build
       install $SNAPCRAFT_PART_BUILD/execs/k9s -D $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/k9s
-    override-prime: |
       mkdir -p $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin
-      ln -s $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/k9s $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/k9s
+      if [ ! -e $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/k9s ]; then
+        ln -s $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/k9s $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/k9s
+      fi
     build-packages:
       - build-essential
-
-prime:
-  - $build/bin/k9s