diff --git a/pkg/helm/helm.go b/pkg/helm/helm.go
index 64cbaeb0a..3ed1b43a8 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/helm.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/helm.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	Pull(ref, version, dest string) (string, error)
 	PullWithRepoURL(repoURL, name, version, dest string) (string, error)
 	Uninstall(releaseName string, opts UninstallOptions) error
+	GetChartRevision(chartPath string) (string, error)
 	Version() string
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/helm/v2/chart.go b/pkg/helm/v2/chart.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4562a242e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/helm/v2/chart.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package v2
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/chartutil"
+)
+
+func (h *HelmV2) GetChartRevision(chartPath string) (string, error) {
+	chartRequested, err := chartutil.Load(chartPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load chart to determine revision: %w", err)
+	}
+	return chartRequested.Metadata.Version, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/helm/v3/chart.go b/pkg/helm/v3/chart.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3749f8944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/helm/v3/chart.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package v3
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart/loader"
+)
+
+func (h *HelmV3) GetChartRevision(chartPath string) (string, error) {
+	chartRequested, err := loader.Load(chartPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to load chart to determine revision: %w", err)
+	}
+	return chartRequested.Metadata.Version, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/release/release.go b/pkg/release/release.go
index 3205fc3df..30de39bef 100644
--- a/pkg/release/release.go
+++ b/pkg/release/release.go
@@ -158,11 +158,15 @@ func (r *Release) prepareChart(client helm.Client, hr *apiV1.HelmRelease) (chart
 	case hr.Spec.RepoChartSource != nil && hr.Spec.RepoURL != "" && hr.Spec.Name != "" && hr.Spec.Version != "":
 		var err error
 
-		chartPath, changed, err = chartsync.EnsureChartFetched(client, r.config.ChartCache, hr.Spec.RepoChartSource)
-		revision = hr.Spec.RepoChartSource.Version
+		chartPath, _, err = chartsync.EnsureChartFetched(client, r.config.ChartCache, hr.Spec.RepoChartSource)
 		if err != nil {
 			return chart{}, nil, err
 		}
+		revision, err = client.GetChartRevision(chartPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return chart{}, nil, err
+		}
+		changed = hr.Status.LastAttemptedRevision != revision
 	default:
 		return chart{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find valid chart source configuration for release")
 	}