diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
index 21a2829f3..37df6b2b0 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/cronjob.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-apiVersion: batch/v1beta1
+apiVersion: {{ .Values.cronJobApiVersion }}
 kind: CronJob
 metadata:
   name: {{ template "descheduler.fullname" . }}
diff --git a/charts/descheduler/values.yaml b/charts/descheduler/values.yaml
index 7d5e69f22..8de647e0c 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/values.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ resources:
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
 
+cronJobApiVersion: "batch/v1"  # for k8s version < 0.21.0, use "batch/v1beta1"
 schedule: "*/2 * * * *"
 #startingDeadlineSeconds: 200
 #successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 1
diff --git a/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml b/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml
index 963833d17..b57b0377d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/cronjob/cronjob.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-apiVersion: batch/v1beta1
+apiVersion: batch/v1  # for k8s version < 0.21.0, use batch/v1beta1
 kind: CronJob
 metadata:
   name: descheduler-cronjob