diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
index 31e5c7af39..27b801a3ff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/k8s-api/kube-api.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export interface DerivedKubeApiOptions {
 
 export interface KubeApiQueryParams {
   watch?: boolean | number;
-  resourceVersion?: string;
+  resourceVersion?: string | number;
   timeoutSeconds?: number;
   limit?: number; // doesn't work with ?watch
   continue?: string; // might be used with ?limit from second request
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export class KubeApi<
 
   public readonly objectConstructor: KubeObjectConstructor<Object, Data>;
   protected readonly request: KubeJsonApi;
-  protected readonly resourceVersions = new Map<string, string>();
+  protected readonly resourceVersions = new Map<string, string | number>();
   protected readonly watchDisposer: Disposer | undefined;
   private watchId = 1;
   protected readonly doCheckPreferredVersion: boolean;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ export class KubeApi<
     }
   }
 
-  setResourceVersion(namespace = "", newVersion: string) {
+  setResourceVersion(namespace = "", newVersion: string | number) {
     this.resourceVersions.set(namespace, newVersion);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/kube-object/src/api-types.ts b/packages/kube-object/src/api-types.ts
index cf79ccd0ea..213c092586 100644
--- a/packages/kube-object/src/api-types.ts
+++ b/packages/kube-object/src/api-types.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type { KubeObject } from "./kube-object";
  * The metadata for LIST requests to the KubeApi
  */
 export interface KubeJsonApiListMetadata {
-  resourceVersion: string;
+  resourceVersion: string | number;
   selfLink?: string;
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export type KubeObjectMetadata<Namespaced extends KubeObjectScope = KubeObjectSc
     readonly selfLink: string;
     readonly uid: string;
     readonly name: string;
-    readonly resourceVersion: string;
+    readonly resourceVersion: string | number;
   };
 
 export type NamespaceScopedMetadata = KubeObjectMetadata<KubeObjectScope.Namespace>;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export interface EvictionObject {
     orphanDependents?: boolean;
     propagationPolicy?: string;
     preconditions?: {
-      resourceVersion: string;
+      resourceVersion: string | number;
       uid: string;
     }[];
   };
diff --git a/packages/kube-object/src/kube-object.ts b/packages/kube-object/src/kube-object.ts
index 70d74865a2..0507357d6d 100644
--- a/packages/kube-object/src/kube-object.ts
+++ b/packages/kube-object/src/kube-object.ts
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ export class KubeObject<
       );
     }
 
-    if (!isString(data.metadata.resourceVersion)) {
-      throw new KubeCreationError(
-        `Cannot create a KubeObject from an object without metadata.resourceVersion being a string`,
-        data,
-      );
-    }
-
     if (!isString(data.metadata.selfLink)) {
       throw new KubeCreationError(
         `Cannot create a KubeObject from an object without metadata.selfLink being a string`,