diff --git a/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/Chart.yaml b/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/Chart.yaml
index e007e53..43abc80 100644
--- a/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.0
+version: 0.1.0-alpha
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "1.16.0"
+appVersion: "v0.1.0-alpha"
diff --git a/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/templates/deployment.yaml
index 929a150..493e6ef 100644
--- a/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/logging-pipeline-plumber/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           args: [
             "-pod-simulator-image-repository={{ .Values.podSimulatorImage.repository }}",
-            "-pod-simulator-image-tag={{ .Values.podSimulatorImage.tag }}",
+            "-pod-simulator-image-tag={{ .Values.podSimulatorImage.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}",
             "-pod-simulator-image-pull-policy={{ .Values.podSimulatorImage.pullPolicy }}",
             "-log-output-image-repository={{ .Values.logOutputImage.repository }}",
             "-log-output-image-tag={{ .Values.logOutputImage.tag }}",