diff --git a/templates/chart/README.md b/templates/chart/README.md
index 0a7a0162..7c953425 100644
--- a/templates/chart/README.md
+++ b/templates/chart/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ N/A
 | env.TZ | string | `"UTC"` | Set the container timezone |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` | image pull policy |
 | image.repository | string | `"${CHARTNAME}/${CHARTNAME}"` | image repository |
-| image.tag | string | `"1.0.0"` | image tag |
+| image.tag | string | chart.appVersion | image tag |
 | ingress.main | object | See values.yaml | Enable and configure ingress settings for the chart under this key. |
 | persistence | object | See values.yaml | Configure persistence settings for the chart under this key. |
 | service | object | See values.yaml | Configures service settings for the chart. |
diff --git a/templates/chart/values.yaml b/templates/chart/values.yaml
index 55a86643..dda7be03 100644
--- a/templates/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/templates/chart/values.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ image:
   # -- image repository
   repository: ${CHARTNAME}/${CHARTNAME}
   # -- image tag
-  tag: 1.0.0
+  # @default -- chart.appVersion
+  tag:
   # -- image pull policy
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent