diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 52cbd42..b3a8ffe 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ variable "alertmanager_tag" {
 variable "kube_state_metrics_tag" {
   description = "The image tag of the kube-state-metrics image."
   type        = string
-  default     = "2.60.0"
+  default     = "v2.6.0"
 }
 
 # The `APP VERSION` of the output:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ variable "kube_state_metrics_tag" {
 variable "node_exporter_tag" {
   description = "The image tag of the node-exporter image."
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.8.1"
+  default     = "v1.8.1"
 }
 
 # The `APP VERSION` of the output: