diff --git a/charts/kor/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/kor/templates/deployment.yaml
index ee85d0a8..e5652dc3 100644
--- a/charts/kor/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/kor/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             {{ toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
-          image: "{{ .Values.prometheusExporter.deployment.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.prometheusExporter.deployment.image.tag }}"
+          image: "{{ .Values.prometheusExporter.deployment.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.prometheusExporter.deployment.image.tag | default (printf "v%s" .Chart.AppVersion) }}"
           command:
             {{- toYaml .Values.prometheusExporter.command | nindent 12 }}
           args:
diff --git a/charts/kor/values.yaml b/charts/kor/values.yaml
index 866a0a70..7a1320cb 100644
--- a/charts/kor/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kor/values.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ prometheusExporter:
   deployment:
     image:
       repository: yonahdissen/kor
-      tag: latest
+      # tag: latest, default is appVersion read from Chart.yaml
     restartPolicy: Always
     imagePullPolicy: Always
     imagePullSecrets: []