diff --git a/plugins/gs/src/components/deployments/DeploymentLayout/useEditDeploymentData.test.ts b/plugins/gs/src/components/deployments/DeploymentLayout/useEditDeploymentData.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02f4cb80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/gs/src/components/deployments/DeploymentLayout/useEditDeploymentData.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { deriveChartTag } from './useEditDeploymentData';
+
+describe('deriveChartTag', () => {
+  it('returns undefined when ref is undefined', () => {
+    expect(deriveChartTag(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('returns tag when ref.tag is set', () => {
+    expect(deriveChartTag({ tag: '1.2.3' })).toBe('1.2.3');
+  });
+
+  it('returns undefined when only digest is set', () => {
+    expect(deriveChartTag({ digest: 'sha256:abc' })).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  describe('concrete semver ranges', () => {
+    it('extracts version from >= range', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '>=1.2.3 <2.0.0' })).toBe('1.2.3');
+    });
+
+    it('extracts version from tilde range', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '~1.2.3' })).toBe('1.2.3');
+    });
+
+    it('extracts version from caret range', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '^1.2.3' })).toBe('1.2.3');
+    });
+
+    it('extracts version with pre-release suffix', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '>=1.2.3-beta.1' })).toBe('1.2.3-beta.1');
+    });
+
+    it('extracts bare version', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.2.3' })).toBe('1.2.3');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('patch wildcards', () => {
+    it('handles 1.2.x', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.2.x' })).toBe('1.2.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles 1.2.*', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.2.*' })).toBe('1.2.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles 1.2.X', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.2.X' })).toBe('1.2.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles ~1.2.x', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '~1.2.x' })).toBe('1.2.0');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('minor wildcards', () => {
+    it('handles 1.x', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.x' })).toBe('1.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles 1.*', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.*' })).toBe('1.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles 1.X', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.X' })).toBe('1.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles 1.x.x', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.x.x' })).toBe('1.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles 1.*.*', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '1.*.*' })).toBe('1.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles ^1.x', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '^1.x' })).toBe('1.0.0');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('full wildcards', () => {
+    it('handles *', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '*' })).toBe('0.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles x', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: 'x' })).toBe('0.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles X', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: 'X' })).toBe('0.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles x.x.x', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: 'x.x.x' })).toBe('0.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('handles *.*.*', () => {
+      expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: '*.*.*' })).toBe('0.0.0');
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('handles leading/trailing whitespace', () => {
+    expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: ' 1.2.x ' })).toBe('1.2.0');
+    expect(deriveChartTag({ semver: ' ~1.2.3 ' })).toBe('1.2.3');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/gs/src/components/deployments/DeploymentLayout/useEditDeploymentData.ts b/plugins/gs/src/components/deployments/DeploymentLayout/useEditDeploymentData.ts
index 6b408f0e9..498991009 100644
--- a/plugins/gs/src/components/deployments/DeploymentLayout/useEditDeploymentData.ts
+++ b/plugins/gs/src/components/deployments/DeploymentLayout/useEditDeploymentData.ts
@@ -19,21 +19,40 @@ function deriveChartRef(ociUrl: string | undefined): string | undefined {
  * Derives the chart tag from an OCIRepository reference.
  * For semver ranges like `>=1.2.3`, extracts the base version.
  * For exact tags like `1.2.3`, returns as-is.
+ * Supports Masterminds/semver wildcard placeholders (x, X, *),
+ * normalizing them to `0` (e.g. `1.2.x` → `1.2.0`).
  */
-function deriveChartTag(
+export function deriveChartTag(
   ref: { semver?: string; tag?: string; digest?: string } | undefined,
 ): string | undefined {
   if (!ref) return undefined;
-
   if (ref.tag) return ref.tag;
+  if (!ref.semver) return undefined;
+
+  const s = ref.semver.trim();
 
-  if (ref.semver) {
-    // Extract version from semver range, e.g. ">=1.2.3 <2.0.0" → "1.2.3"
-    const match = ref.semver.match(/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-[^\s<>]+)?)/);
-    return match ? match[1] : undefined;
+  // Strip leading constraint operator (>=, <=, !=, >, <, =, ~, ^)
+  const stripped = s.replace(/^(?:>=|<=|!=|[><=~^])\s*/, '');
+
+  // Match a version where components may be digits or wildcards (x, X, *)
+  const wcMatch = stripped.match(
+    /^(\d+|[xX*])(?:\.(\d+|[xX*])(?:\.(\d+|[xX*])(?:-([^\s<>]+))?)?)?$/,
+  );
+  if (wcMatch) {
+    const toNum = (v: string | undefined) =>
+      !v || /^[xX*]$/.test(v) ? '0' : v;
+    const major = toNum(wcMatch[1]);
+    const minor = toNum(wcMatch[2]);
+    const patch = toNum(wcMatch[3]);
+    const pre = wcMatch[4];
+    return pre
+      ? `${major}.${minor}.${patch}-${pre}`
+      : `${major}.${minor}.${patch}`;
   }
 
-  return undefined;
+  // Fallback: extract first concrete version from compound range (e.g. ">=1.2.3 <2.0.0")
+  const match = s.match(/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-[^\s<>]+)?)/);
+  return match ? match[1] : undefined;
 }
 
 export function useEditDeploymentData(