diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.injectable.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.injectable.ts
index a22909861e..252dcd624e 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.injectable.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ const cronJobApiInjectable = getInjectable({
   instantiate: (di) => {
     assert(di.inject(storesAndApisCanBeCreatedInjectionToken), "cronJobApi is only available in certain environments");
 
-    return new CronJobApi();
+    return new CronJobApi({
+      fallbackApiBases: [
+        "/apis/batch/v1beta1/cronjobs",
+      ],
+      checkPreferredVersion: true,
+    });
   },
 
   injectionToken: kubeApiInjectionToken,
diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.ts
index 131b632589..7dad6a857d 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/cron-job.api.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class CronJob extends KubeObject<
 > {
   static readonly kind = "CronJob";
   static readonly namespaced = true;
-  static readonly apiBase = "/apis/batch/v1beta1/cronjobs";
+  static readonly apiBase = "/apis/batch/v1/cronjobs";
 
   getSuspendFlag() {
     return (this.spec.suspend ?? false).toString();