diff --git a/pkg/helmexec/exec.go b/pkg/helmexec/exec.go
index a2044470..e2df4423 100644
--- a/pkg/helmexec/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/helmexec/exec.go
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ func parseHelmVersion(versionStr string) (*semver.Version, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty helm version")
 	}
 
-	v, err := chartify.FindSemVerInfo(versionStr)
+	// Check if version string starts with "v", if not add it
+	processedVersion := strings.TrimSpace(versionStr)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(processedVersion, "v") {
+		processedVersion = "v" + processedVersion
+	}
+
+	v, err := chartify.FindSemVerInfo(processedVersion)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error find helm srmver version '%s': %w", versionStr, err)
diff --git a/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go b/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go
index f0af5aa5..bbf88808 100644
--- a/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/helmexec/exec_test.go
@@ -1140,6 +1140,24 @@ func TestParseHelmVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			want:    nil,
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "version without v prefix",
+			version: "3.2.4",
+			want:    semver.MustParse("v3.2.4"),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "version without v prefix with build info",
+			version: "3.2.4+ge29ce2a",
+			want:    semver.MustParse("v3.2.4+ge29ce2a"),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "version without v prefix with spaces",
+			version: "  3.2.4  ",
+			want:    semver.MustParse("v3.2.4"),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {