diff --git a/smoke-test/action.yml b/smoke-test/action.yml
index f3d9276..f224a7a 100644
--- a/smoke-test/action.yml
+++ b/smoke-test/action.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The directory containing multiple yamls for a Replicated release.'
     required: true
     default: 'manifests'
+  version:
+    description: 'Provides version to use for the Replicated Release'
+    required: false
   kubernetes-distribution:
     description: 'Kubernetes distribution of the cluster to provision.'
     required: true
@@ -39,12 +42,66 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+  - name: Extract Chart YAML
+    id: extract-chart-yaml
+    if: inputs.installation-method == 'helm' && inputs.version == ''
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      tarball=$(find ${YAML_DIR} -name "${CHART_NAME}*.tgz")
+      chart_yaml=$(tar -xzvf ${tarball} $(tar -tzf ${tarball} --exclude "*/charts/*" | grep Chart.yaml))
+      echo "CHART_YAML=${chart_yaml}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    env:
+      YAML_DIR: ${{ inputs.yaml-dir }}
+      CHART_NAME: ${{ inputs.helm-chart-name }}
+  - name: Get Chart Version
+    id: get-chart-version
+    if: inputs.installation-method == 'helm' && inputs.version == ''
+    uses: mikefarah/yq@master
+    with:
+      cmd: yq '.version' ${CHART_YAML}
+  - name: Define App Version
+    shell: bash
+    if: inputs.installation-method == 'helm' && inputs.version == ''
+    run: echo "APP_VERSION=${CHART_VERSION}+${GITHUB_REF_NAME//[^a-zA-Z0-9]/}.${GITHUB_RUN_ID}${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    env:
+      CHART_VERSION: ${{ steps.get-chart-version.outputs.result }}
+  # there no good default here, going back to what Josh had since it's specific to the channel and the channel goes away
   - name: Define App Version
     shell: bash
-    run: echo "APP_VERSION=0.0.1-${GITHUB_REF_NAME//[^a-zA-Z0-9]/}.${GITHUB_RUN_ID}${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    if: inputs.installation-method == 'kots' && inputs.version == ''
+    run: echo "APP_VERSION=0.1.0+${GITHUB_REF_NAME//[^a-zA-Z0-9]/}.${GITHUB_RUN_ID}${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    env:
+      CHART_VERSION: ${{ steps.get-chart-version.outputs.result }}
+  - name: Use Explicit Version
+    shell: bash
+    if: inputs.version != ''
+    run: echo "APP_VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
   - name: Define Channel Name
     shell: bash
     run: echo "CHANNEL_NAME=${{ github.ref_name }}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}-${{ inputs.kubernetes-distribution }}-${{ inputs.kubernetes-version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+  - name: Update Chart YAML
+    id: update-chart-yaml
+    if: inputs.version == ''
+    uses: mikefarah/yq@master
+    with:
+      cmd: yq  -i '.version = "${{ env.APP_VERSION }}"' ${CHART_YAML}
+  - name: Update Chart Version
+    id: update-chart-version
+    shell: bash
+    if: inputs.installation-method == 'helm' && inputs.version == ''
+    run:  |
+      # update the chart version to match the Replicated app version
+      tarball=$(find ${YAML_DIR} -name "${CHART_NAME}*.tgz")
+      mkdir -p /tmp/repack
+      tar -xf ${tarball} -C /tmp/repack
+      helm package --version "${{ env.APP_VERSION }}" /tmp/repack/${CHART_NAME}*
+      mv ${{ inputs.helm-chart-name }}-${{env.APP_VERSION }}.tgz $(dirname ${tarball})
+      rm ${tarball}
+    env:
+      YAML_DIR: ${{ inputs.yaml-dir }}
+      CHART_NAME: ${{ inputs.helm-chart-name }}
   - name: 'Create Release'
     id: 'create-release'
     uses: replicatedhq/compatibility-actions/create-release@v0
@@ -124,4 +181,4 @@ runs:
     with:
       app-slug: ${{ inputs.app-slug }}
       api-token: ${{ inputs.api-token }}
-      channel-slug: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.channel-slug }}
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+      channel-slug: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.channel-slug }}