diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 0ed2008..e0e3e25 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ parameters:
       secretname: metallb-memberlist
     configmap_name: metallb
     charts:
-      metallb: 0.12.1
+      metallb:
+        source: https://metallb.github.io/metallb
+        version: 0.12.1
diff --git a/class/metallb.yml b/class/metallb.yml
index fe9eccf..6e28900 100644
--- a/class/metallb.yml
+++ b/class/metallb.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ parameters:
   kapitan:
     dependencies:
       - type: helm
-        output_path: dependencies/metallb/helmcharts/metallb-${metallb:charts:metallb}
-        source: https://metallb.github.io/metallb
-        version: ${metallb:charts:metallb}
+        output_path: dependencies/metallb/helmcharts/metallb-${metallb:charts:metallb:version}
+        source: ${metallb:charts:metallb:source}
+        version: ${metallb:charts:metallb:version}
         chart_name: metallb
     compile:
       - input_paths:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ parameters:
         input_type: helm
         output_type: yaml
         input_paths:
-          - metallb/helmcharts/metallb-${metallb:charts:metallb}
+          - metallb/helmcharts/metallb-${metallb:charts:metallb:version}
         helm_values:
           speaker:
             secretName: ${metallb:speaker:secretname}
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc
index 599cd01..fd1f0ed 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ For example this allows to specify multiple address pools:
 See the https://metallb.universe.tf/configuration/[MetalLB documentation] for more details.
 
 
-== `charts.metallb`
+== `charts.metallb.version`
 
 [horizontal]
-type:: helm chart version
-default:: 1.1.0
+type:: string
+default:: See https://github.com/projectsyn/component-metallb/blob/master/class/defaults.yml[class/defaults.yml]
 
-A specific chart version. See the https://kapitan.dev/external_dependencies/#helm-type[kapitan documentation] for more information.
+The version of the `metallb` chart that's used.