diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8b3418..2acd6b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ homelab-gitops. It has no Kubernetes credential. The workflow uses
 `PACKAGE_USERNAME`, `PACKAGE_TOKEN`, and `GITOPS_TOKEN` repository secrets.
 
 Run `./test.sh` for local lint/render tests. The image version is the chart's
-`appVersion`; the chart's own Git tag versions the Helm package.
+`appVersion`. Tag the chart from that image release: `v1.30.6-alpine`
+publishes chart `1.30.6-alpine`, and later chart commits append the Git
+describe count and hash.