diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 30ee3b9..4f7bcdc 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
 {{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Get version from .Values.image.tag or Chart.AppVersion.
+Trim optional docker digest.
+*/}}
+{{- define "gitea.version" -}}
+{{- regexReplaceAll "@.+" (.Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion | toString) "" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Create image name and tag used by the deployment.
 */}}
@@ -87,8 +95,8 @@ Common labels
 helm.sh/chart: {{ include "gitea.chart" . }}
 app: {{ include "gitea.name" . }}
 {{ include "gitea.selectorLabels" . }}
-app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
-version: {{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ include "gitea.version" . | quote }}
+version: {{ include "gitea.version" . | quote }}
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
 {{- end -}}