diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 7d37b6b77..54ab5ff69 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "/(^|/)Chart\\.yaml$/"
       ],
       "matchStrings": [
-        "#\\s*renovate:\\s*datasource=(?<datasource>\\S+)\\s+depName=(?<depName>\\S+)(?:\\s+versioning=(?<versioning>\\S+))?\\s+appVersion:\\s*[\"']?(?<currentValue>[^\\s\"']+)[\"']?"
+        "#\\s*renovate:\\s*datasource=(?<datasource>\\S+)\\s+depName=(?<depName>\\S+)(?:\\s+versioning=(?<versioning>\\S+))?\\s+appVersion:\\s*[\"']?v?(?<currentValue>[^\\s\"']+)[\"']?"
       ],
       "versioningTemplate": "{{#if versioning}}{{{versioning}}}{{else}}semver-coerced{{/if}}"
     },