diff --git a/pkg/updater/helm.go b/pkg/updater/helm.go
index 58be883..bda209e 100644
--- a/pkg/updater/helm.go
+++ b/pkg/updater/helm.go
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 package updater
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	helmutils "helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
 )
 
 var FUVERSION = "dev"
 
 type Updater struct {
+	updateAppVersion   bool
+	appVersionTemplate string
 }
 
 func (u *Updater) Init(m map[string]string) error {
+	helmUpdateAppVersion := m["helm_update_appversion"]
+	u.updateAppVersion = helmUpdateAppVersion == "true" || helmUpdateAppVersion != ""
+
+	helmAppVersionTemplate := m["helm_appversion_template"]
+	if helmAppVersionTemplate == "" {
+		helmAppVersionTemplate = "v%s"
+	}
+	u.appVersionTemplate = helmAppVersionTemplate
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -33,10 +44,13 @@ func (u *Updater) Apply(file, newVersion string) error {
 
 	metadata.Version = newVersion
 
+	if u.updateAppVersion {
+		metadata.AppVersion = fmt.Sprintf(u.appVersionTemplate, newVersion)
+	}
+
 	if err := helmutils.SaveChartfile(file, metadata); err == nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/updater/helm_test.go b/pkg/updater/helm_test.go
index 0dca4e0..effc932 100644
--- a/pkg/updater/helm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/updater/helm_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-func TestNpmUpdater(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHelmUpdater(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
 
 	updater := &Updater{}
@@ -21,3 +22,27 @@ func TestNpmUpdater(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(err)
 	defer f.Close()
 }
+
+func TestHelmUpdaterAppVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	updater := &Updater{}
+
+	conf := map[string]string{
+		"helm_update_appversion": "true",
+	}
+	updater.Init(conf)
+
+	nVer := "1.2.3"
+	chartPath := "../../test/Chart.yaml"
+
+	err := updater.Apply(chartPath, nVer)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(chartPath)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	data := make(map[interface{}]interface{})
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(f, &data)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Equal("v1.2.3", data["appVersion"])
+}