diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index e9e5e12e1..8bf0fbf73 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ version: 0.1.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 0.1.0
+appVersion: 1.16.0
 `
 
 const defaultValues = `# Default values for %s.
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
-          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Release.AppVersion }}"
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           ports:
             - name: http