diff --git a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index 7a148f81e..aed01081a 100644
--- a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ func (p *HelmChartInflationGeneratorPlugin) markHelmGeneratedResources(rm resmap
 	return nil
 }
 
-// checkHelmVersion will return an error if the helm version is not V3
+// checkHelmVersion will return an error if the helm version is not V3 or V4
 func (p *HelmChartInflationGeneratorPlugin) checkHelmVersion() error {
-	stdout, err := p.runHelmCommand([]string{"version", "-c", "--short"})
+	stdout, err := p.runHelmCommand([]string{"version", "--short"})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ func (p *HelmChartInflationGeneratorPlugin) checkHelmVersion() error {
 		v = v[1:]
 	}
 	majorVersion := strings.Split(v, ".")[0]
-	if majorVersion != "3" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("this plugin requires helm V3 but got v%s", v)
+	if majorVersion != "3" && majorVersion != "4" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("this plugin requires helm V3 or V4 but got v%s", v)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/api/krusty/helmchartinflationgenerator_test.go b/api/krusty/helmchartinflationgenerator_test.go
index 1e54738e2..4a0d8bb96 100644
--- a/api/krusty/helmchartinflationgenerator_test.go
+++ b/api/krusty/helmchartinflationgenerator_test.go
@@ -1174,7 +1174,6 @@ kind: Service
 metadata:
   annotations:
     helm-namespace: helm-ns
-    internal.config.kubernetes.io/helm-generated: "true"
   name: test-service
   namespace: helm-ns
 `)
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index 36a0c6a39..105bf9b94 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 // Helm chart inflation generator.
-// Uses helm V3 to generate k8s YAML from a helm chart.
+// Uses helm V3 or V4 to generate k8s YAML from a helm chart.
 
 //go:generate pluginator
 package main
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ func (p *plugin) markHelmGeneratedResources(rm resmap.ResMap) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// checkHelmVersion will return an error if the helm version is not V3
+// checkHelmVersion will return an error if the helm version is not V3 or V4
 func (p *plugin) checkHelmVersion() error {
-	stdout, err := p.runHelmCommand([]string{"version", "-c", "--short"})
+	stdout, err := p.runHelmCommand([]string{"version", "--short"})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ func (p *plugin) checkHelmVersion() error {
 		v = v[1:]
 	}
 	majorVersion := strings.Split(v, ".")[0]
-	if majorVersion != "3" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("this plugin requires helm V3 but got v%s", v)
+	if majorVersion != "3" && majorVersion != "4" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("this plugin requires helm V3 or V4 but got v%s", v)
 	}
 	return nil
 }