diff --git a/chart/Makefile b/chart/Makefile
index e8ddf497..7c08d147 100644
--- a/chart/Makefile
+++ b/chart/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ docs:
 	VERSION=$${VERSION#v}; \
 	cp -f Chart.yaml Chart.yaml.bak; \
 	sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: $${VERSION}/" Chart.yaml; \
-	sed -i "s/^appVersion:.*/appVersion: \"$${VERSION}\"/" Chart.yaml; \
+	sed -i "s/^appVersion:.*/appVersion: \"v$${VERSION}\"/" Chart.yaml; \
 	echo "Generating docs for version $${VERSION} (appVersion: v$${VERSION})"; \
 	helm-docs; \
 	mv -f Chart.yaml.bak Chart.yaml
diff --git a/chart/README.md b/chart/README.md
index 00e52ac9..63ac8319 100644
--- a/chart/README.md
+++ b/chart/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # sparrow
 
-![Version: 0.5.0-rc2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--rc2-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-rc2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--rc2-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.5.0-rc2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--rc2-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v0.5.0-rc2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v0.5.0--rc2-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart to install Sparrow