diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 028320cb..5ed8a4bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - id: get_version
         run: |
-          RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo $GITHUB_REF | sed -nE 's!refs/tags/!!p')
+          RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo $GITHUB_REF | sed -nE 's!refs/tags/v!!p')
           echo "::set-output name=release_version::$RELEASE_VERSION"
       - name: Prepare all release files for the provider
         run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c95a1b1c..9b25d9f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ In the example commands below, the HELM_VALUES variable will be populated with t
 ```shell
 export CLUSTER_NAME=vcluster
 export CLUSTER_NAMESPACE=vcluster
-export KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.24
+export KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.24.0
 export HELM_VALUES=$(cat devvalues.yaml | sed -z 's/\n/\\n/g')
 kubectl create namespace ${CLUSTER_NAMESPACE}
 clusterctl generate cluster ${CLUSTER_NAME} \
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ In the example commands below, the HELM_VALUES variable will be populated with t
 ```shell
 export CLUSTER_NAME=test
 export CLUSTER_NAMESPACE=test
-export KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.24
+export KUBERNETES_VERSION=1.24.0
 export HELM_VALUES=$(cat devvalues.yaml | sed -z 's/\n/\\n/g')
 kubectl create namespace ${CLUSTER_NAMESPACE}
 cat templates/cluster-template.yaml | ./bin/envsubst | kubectl apply -n ${CLUSTER_NAMESPACE} -f -
diff --git a/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml
index 84c13c92..0f998681 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_image_patch.yaml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       # Change the value of image field below to your controller image URL
-      - image: loftsh/cluster-api-provider-vcluster:main
+      - image: docker.io/loftsh/cluster-api-provider-vcluster:main
         name: manager
diff --git a/controllers/vcluster_controller.go b/controllers/vcluster_controller.go
index 6a093a63..ce23e578 100644
--- a/controllers/vcluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/vcluster_controller.go
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ func (r *VClusterReconciler) redeployIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, vCluster *v1a
 		if len(v) == 2 {
 			kVersion.Major = v[0]
 			kVersion.Minor = v[1]
+		} else if len(v) == 3 {
+			kVersion.Major = v[0]
+			kVersion.Minor = v[1]
+			r.Log.Infof("vclusters %s/%s patch version defined in .spec.kubernetesVersion field will be ignored, latest supported patch version will be used", vCluster.Namespace, vCluster.Name)
 		} else {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid value of the .spec.kubernetesVersion field: %s", *vCluster.Spec.KubernetesVersion)
 		}
diff --git a/templates/cluster-template.yaml b/templates/cluster-template.yaml
index 49b96550..8e2db6f0 100644
--- a/templates/cluster-template.yaml
+++ b/templates/cluster-template.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   kubernetesVersion: "${KUBERNETES_VERSION:=}"
   helmRelease:
-    values: "${HELM_VALUES:=""}"
+    values: "${HELM_VALUES:=}"
     chart: 
       name: ${CHART_NAME:=null}
       repo: ${CHART_REPO:=null}