diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index a0ad32d932..0945bf463f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
       - 'main'
     paths-ignore:
       - 'README.md'
-      - 'charts/**'
       - 'docs/**'
       - '.github/config.yml'
   pull_request:
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ on:
       - 'main'
     paths-ignore:
       - 'README.md'
-      - 'charts/**'
       - 'docs/**'
       - '.github/config.yml'
 
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i -e "s|nameOverride:.*|nameOverride: kyverno|g" charts/kyverno/values.yaml
           sed -i -e "s|fullnameOverride:.*|fullnameOverride: kyverno|g" charts/kyverno/values.yaml
           sed -i -e "s|namespace:.*|namespace: kyverno|g" charts/kyverno/values.yaml
-          sed -i -e "s|tag:.*|tag: $(git describe --match "v[0-9]*")|g" charts/kyverno/values.yaml
+          sed -i -e "s|tag:  # replaced in e2e tests|tag: $(git describe --match "v[0-9]*")|" charts/kyverno/values.yaml
 
       - name: Run chart-testing (install)
         run: |
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
index 7f33fca209..0f1cf391f7 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ rbac:
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyverno
   # Defaults to appVersion in Chart.yaml if omitted
-  tag:
+  tag:  # replaced in e2e tests
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   pullSecrets: []
   # - secretName
 initImage:
   repository: ghcr.io/kyverno/kyvernopre
   # If initImage.tag is missing, defaults to image.tag
-  tag:
+  tag:  # replaced in e2e tests
   # If initImage.pullPolicy is missing, defaults to image.pullPolicy
   pullPolicy:
   # No pull secrets just for initImage; just add to image.pullSecrets