diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index 6e382b961..8d8f48176 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -425,9 +425,7 @@ Common labels
 {{- define "<CHARTNAME>.labels" -}}
 helm.sh/chart: {{ include "<CHARTNAME>.chart" . }}
 {{ include "<CHARTNAME>.selectorLabels" . }}
-{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
-app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
-{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
 {{- end }}