diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/pulsar/templates/_helpers.tpl
index c1206c2..5ac9d23 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -102,3 +102,10 @@ imagePullSecrets:
 {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create full image name
+*/}}
+{{- define "pulsar.imageFullName" -}}
+{{- printf "%s:%s" .image.repository (.image.tag | default .root.Values.defaultPulsarImageTag | default .root.Chart.AppVersion) -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/autorecovery-statefulset.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/autorecovery-statefulset.yaml
index 2b8a727..358afe5 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/autorecovery-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/autorecovery-statefulset.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ spec:
       # This initContainer will wait for bookkeeper initnewcluster to complete
       # before deploying the bookies
       - name: pulsar-bookkeeper-verify-clusterid
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.autorecovery.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.autorecovery.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.autorecovery "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.autorecovery.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "pulsar.autorecovery.certs.volumeMounts" . | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.autorecovery.component }}"
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.autorecovery.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.autorecovery.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.autorecovery "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.autorecovery.pullPolicy }}
       {{- if .Values.autorecovery.resources }}
         resources:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-cluster-initialize.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-cluster-initialize.yaml
index cbdb52f..cedb648 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-cluster-initialize.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-cluster-initialize.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ spec:
     {{- end }}
       initContainers:
       - name: wait-zookeeper-ready
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.bookie.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.bookie.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.bookie "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.bookie.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spec:
             {{- end}}
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.bookkeeper.component }}-init"
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.bookie.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.bookie.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.bookie "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.bookie.pullPolicy }}
       {{- if .Values.bookkeeper.metadata.resources }}
         resources:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-statefulset.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-statefulset.yaml
index 43c4ba0..b3bf4d8 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/bookkeeper-statefulset.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ spec:
       # This initContainer will wait for bookkeeper initnewcluster to complete
       # before deploying the bookies
       - name: pulsar-bookkeeper-verify-clusterid
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.bookie.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.bookie.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.bookie "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.bookie.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "pulsar.bookkeeper.certs.volumeMounts" . | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.bookkeeper.component }}"
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.bookie.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.bookie.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.bookie "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.bookie.pullPolicy }}
         {{- if .Values.bookkeeper.probe.liveness.enabled }}
         livenessProbe:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-configmap.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-configmap.yaml
index 10077d4..b5278c9 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-configmap.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ data:
   # support version >= 2.5.0
   PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_pulsarRootDir: {{ template "pulsar.home" . }}
   PF_kubernetesContainerFactory_pulsarRootDir: {{ template "pulsar.home" . }}
-  PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_pulsarDockerImageName: "{{ .Values.images.functions.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.functions.tag }}"
+  PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_pulsarDockerImageName: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.functions "root" .) }}"
   PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_submittingInsidePod: "true"
   PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_installUserCodeDependencies: "true"
   PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_jobNamespace: {{ template "pulsar.namespace" . }}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ data:
   PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_changeConfigMap: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.functions.component }}-config"
   PF_functionRuntimeFactoryConfigs_changeConfigMapNamespace: {{ template "pulsar.namespace" . }}
   # support version < 2.5.0
-  PF_kubernetesContainerFactory_pulsarDockerImageName: "{{ .Values.images.functions.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.functions.tag }}"
+  PF_kubernetesContainerFactory_pulsarDockerImageName: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.functions "root" .) }}"
   PF_kubernetesContainerFactory_submittingInsidePod: "true"
   PF_kubernetesContainerFactory_installUserCodeDependencies: "true"
   PF_kubernetesContainerFactory_jobNamespace: {{ template "pulsar.namespace" . }}
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-statefulset.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-statefulset.yaml
index 333ac54..d969b66 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/broker-statefulset.yaml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
       # This init container will wait for zookeeper to be ready before
       # deploying the bookies
       - name: wait-zookeeper-ready
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.broker.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.broker.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.broker "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.broker.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ spec:
       # This init container will wait for bookkeeper to be ready before
       # deploying the broker
       - name: wait-bookkeeper-ready
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.broker.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.broker.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.broker "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.broker.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "pulsar.broker.certs.volumeMounts" . | nindent 10 }}
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.broker.component }}"
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.broker.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.broker.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.broker "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.broker.pullPolicy }}
         {{- if .Values.broker.probe.liveness.enabled }}
         livenessProbe:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/function-worker-configmap.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/function-worker-configmap.yaml
index 186edad..653cc00 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/function-worker-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/function-worker-configmap.yaml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "pulsar.standardLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
     component: {{ .Values.functions.component }}
 data:
-  pulsarDockerImageName: "{{ .Values.images.functions.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.functions.tag }}"
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+  pulsarDockerImageName: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.functions "root" .) }}"
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/proxy-statefulset.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/proxy-statefulset.yaml
index a70811c..84b9c71 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/proxy-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/proxy-statefulset.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ spec:
       # This init container will wait for zookeeper to be ready before
       # deploying the bookies
       - name: wait-zookeeper-ready
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.proxy.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.proxy.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.proxy "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.proxy.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ spec:
       # This init container will wait for at least one broker to be ready before
       # deploying the proxy
       - name: wait-broker-ready
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.proxy.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.proxy.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.proxy "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.proxy.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ spec:
             done;
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.proxy.component }}"
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.proxy.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.proxy.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.proxy "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.proxy.pullPolicy }}
         {{- if .Values.proxy.probe.liveness.enabled }}
         livenessProbe:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/pulsar-cluster-initialize.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/pulsar-cluster-initialize.yaml
index c9842d7..224d08a 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/pulsar-cluster-initialize.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/pulsar-cluster-initialize.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
       initContainers:
       {{- if .Values.pulsar_metadata.configurationStore }}
       - name: wait-cs-ready
-        image: "{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.pulsar_metadata.image "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
 
       {{- end }}
       - name: wait-zookeeper-ready
-        image: "{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.pulsar_metadata.image "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
       # This initContainer will wait for bookkeeper initnewcluster to complete
       # before initializing pulsar metadata
       - name: pulsar-bookkeeper-verify-clusterid
-        image: "{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.pulsar_metadata.image "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.pullPolicy }}
         command: ["sh", "-c"]
         args:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
         {{- include "pulsar.toolset.certs.volumeMounts" . | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.component }}"
-        image: "{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.pulsar_metadata.image "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pulsar_metadata.image.pullPolicy }}
       {{- if .Values.pulsar_metadata.resources }}
         resources:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/toolset-statefulset.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/toolset-statefulset.yaml
index 308e30f..e87c634 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/toolset-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/toolset-statefulset.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
     {{- end}}
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.toolset.component }}"
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.broker.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.broker.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.broker "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.broker.pullPolicy }}
       {{- if .Values.toolset.resources }}
         resources:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/zookeeper-statefulset.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/zookeeper-statefulset.yaml
index 344ff8c..5590a40 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/zookeeper-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/zookeeper-statefulset.yaml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: "{{ template "pulsar.fullname" . }}-{{ .Values.zookeeper.component }}"
-        image: "{{ .Values.images.zookeeper.repository }}:{{ .Values.images.zookeeper.tag }}"
+        image: "{{ template "pulsar.imageFullName" (dict "image" .Values.images.zookeeper "root" .) }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.zookeeper.pullPolicy }}
       {{- if .Values.zookeeper.resources }}
         resources:
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/values.yaml b/charts/pulsar/values.yaml
index 95bb18e..76b368d 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/values.yaml
@@ -157,33 +157,43 @@ extra:
   # Configure Kubernetes runtime for Functions
   functionsAsPods: false
 
+# default image tag for pulsar images
+# uses chart's appVersion when unspecified
+defaultPulsarImageTag:
+
 ## Images
 ##
 ## Control what images to use for each component
 images:
   zookeeper:
     repository: apachepulsar/pulsar-all
-    tag: 2.9.3
+    # uses defaultPulsarImageTag when unspecified
+    tag:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   bookie:
     repository: apachepulsar/pulsar-all
-    tag: 2.9.3
+    # uses defaultPulsarImageTag when unspecified
+    tag:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   autorecovery:
     repository: apachepulsar/pulsar-all
-    tag: 2.9.3
+    # uses defaultPulsarImageTag when unspecified
+    tag:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   broker:
     repository: apachepulsar/pulsar-all
-    tag: 2.9.3
+    # uses defaultPulsarImageTag when unspecified
+    tag:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   proxy:
     repository: apachepulsar/pulsar-all
-    tag: 2.9.3
+    # uses defaultPulsarImageTag when unspecified
+    tag:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   functions:
     repository: apachepulsar/pulsar-all
-    tag: 2.9.3
+    # uses defaultPulsarImageTag when unspecified
+    tag:
   prometheus:
     repository: prom/prometheus
     tag: v2.17.2
@@ -652,7 +662,8 @@ pulsar_metadata:
   image:
     # the image used for running `pulsar-cluster-initialize` job
     repository: apachepulsar/pulsar-all
-    tag: 2.9.3
+    # uses defaultPulsarImageTag when unspecified
+    tag:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   ## set an existing configuration store
   # configurationStore:
@@ -663,7 +674,7 @@ pulsar_metadata:
   # to use this, you should explicit set components.zookeeper to false
   #
   # userProvidedZookeepers: "zk01.example.com:2181,zk02.example.com:2181"
-  
+
   ## optional, you can specify where to run pulsar-cluster-initialize job
   # nodeSelector: