diff --git a/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py b/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py
index 840df06c3..005d7c429 100644
--- a/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py
+++ b/kpops/component_handlers/kafka_connect/model.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from pydantic import (
     BaseModel,
     ConfigDict,
+    Field,
     SerializationInfo,
     field_validator,
     model_serializer,
@@ -123,3 +124,4 @@ class KafkaConnectorResetterConfig(CamelCaseConfigModel):
 class KafkaConnectorResetterValues(HelmAppValues):
     connector_type: Literal["source", "sink"]
     config: KafkaConnectorResetterConfig
+    image_tag: str = Field(default="latest")