diff --git a/clustertool/pkg/fluxhandler/helmrelease.go b/clustertool/pkg/fluxhandler/helmrelease.go
index 0cbf62af1ae..d69b3c9fdeb 100644
--- a/clustertool/pkg/fluxhandler/helmrelease.go
+++ b/clustertool/pkg/fluxhandler/helmrelease.go
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ type Metadata struct {
 }
 
 type HelmRelease struct {
-    Metadata Metadata `yaml:"metadata,omitempty"`
-    Spec     Spec     `yaml:"spec,omitempty"`
+    APIVersion string   `yaml:"apiVersion"`
+    Kind       string   `yaml:"kind"`
+    Metadata   Metadata `yaml:"metadata,omitempty"`
+    Spec       Spec     `yaml:"spec,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func LoadHelmRelease(filename string) (*HelmRelease, error) {
diff --git a/clustertool/pkg/scale/scale2flux.go b/clustertool/pkg/scale/scale2flux.go
index 8462a9105aa..abcde4aee28 100644
--- a/clustertool/pkg/scale/scale2flux.go
+++ b/clustertool/pkg/scale/scale2flux.go
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ func GenerateHelmValuesFromJSON(inputFile string, outputFile string) error {
 
     // Populate HelmRelease structure
     helmRelease := fluxhandler.HelmRelease{
+        APIVersion: "helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2", // default value
+        Kind:       "HelmRelease",               // default value
         Metadata: fluxhandler.Metadata{
             Name:      radarrConfig.Name,
             Namespace: radarrConfig.Namespace,