diff --git a/k8s/helm/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml b/k8s/helm/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml
index 4b73cc7..20c07ae 100644
--- a/k8s/helm/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - name: web
               containerPort: 80
+          env:
+            - name: APP_VERSION
+              value: {{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30