diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 57f7e9167..2e4a8bf1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "Error: Latest version ${LATEST_VERSION} is not a v4 release"
             exit 1
           fi
+
+          echo "${LATEST_VERSION}" > _dist_versions/helm-latest-version
           echo "${LATEST_VERSION}" > _dist_versions/helm4-latest-version
 
       - name: Upload Binaries