diff --git a/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json b/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json
index 69ca8ffa7..2c08e0089 100644
--- a/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json
+++ b/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json
@@ -922,6 +922,7 @@
             "properties": {
                 "imageTag": {
                     "default": "latest",
+                    "description": "Docker image tag of the Kafka Streams app.",
                     "title": "Imagetag",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -1280,6 +1281,7 @@
                 },
                 "imageTag": {
                     "default": "latest",
+                    "description": "Docker image tag of the Kafka Streams app.",
                     "title": "Imagetag",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -1430,6 +1432,7 @@
             "properties": {
                 "imageTag": {
                     "default": "latest",
+                    "description": "Docker image tag of the Kafka Streams app.",
                     "title": "Imagetag",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
diff --git a/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json b/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json
index 0d98c4e7e..ba40f0292 100644
--- a/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json
+++ b/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@
             "properties": {
                 "imageTag": {
                     "default": "latest",
+                    "description": "Docker image tag of the Kafka Streams app.",
                     "title": "Imagetag",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
@@ -948,6 +949,7 @@
                 },
                 "imageTag": {
                     "default": "latest",
+                    "description": "Docker image tag of the Kafka Streams app.",
                     "title": "Imagetag",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
diff --git a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/__init__.py b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/__init__.py
index f026a77dc..a28a82b59 100644
--- a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/__init__.py
+++ b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ class StreamsBootstrapValues(HelmAppValues):
     :param image_tag: Docker image tag of the Kafka Streams app.
     """
 
-    image_tag: str = Field(default="latest")
+    image_tag: str = Field(
+        default="latest", description=describe_attr("image_tag", __doc__)
+    )
 
     @pydantic.field_validator("image_tag", mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -58,11 +60,8 @@ class StreamsBootstrap(HelmApp, ABC):
 
     @pydantic.model_validator(mode="after")
     def warning_for_latest_image_tag(self) -> Self:
-        if self.app.image_tag == "latest" and self.is_substituted():
+        if self.validate_ and self.app.image_tag == "latest":
             log.warning(
-                f"The imageTag for component '{self.name}' is not set and defaults to 'latest'. Please, consider providing a stable imageTag."
+                f"The imageTag for component '{self.name}' is set or defaulted to 'latest'. Please, consider providing a stable imageTag."
             )
         return self
-
-    def is_substituted(self):
-        return "$" not in self.name