diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 5cd936003..7339e3535 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type StrategyParameters struct {
 	NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds
 }
 
-type Percentage int
+type Percentage float64
 type ResourceThresholds map[v1.ResourceName]Percentage
 
 type NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/types.go
index 70cf52889..fd95df7ec 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type StrategyParameters struct {
 	NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds `json:"nodeResourceUtilizationThresholds,omitempty"`
 }
 
-type Percentage int
+type Percentage float64
 type ResourceThresholds map[v1.ResourceName]Percentage
 
 type NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds struct {