diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/crun/files/runtimeclass-crun.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/crun/files/runtimeclass-crun.yml
index 1e23a4aa9..b3d87bfde 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/crun/files/runtimeclass-crun.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/crun/files/runtimeclass-crun.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 kind: RuntimeClass
-apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1beta1
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1{{ 'beta1' if kube_version is version('v1.20.0', '<') }}
 metadata:
   name: crun
 handler: crun
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/kata_containers/templates/runtimeclass-kata-qemu.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/kata_containers/templates/runtimeclass-kata-qemu.yml.j2
index 7f3559554..b46e92b79 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/kata_containers/templates/runtimeclass-kata-qemu.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/container_runtimes/kata_containers/templates/runtimeclass-kata-qemu.yml.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 kind: RuntimeClass
-apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1beta1
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1{{ 'beta1' if kube_version is version('v1.20.0', '<') }}
 metadata:
   name: kata-qemu
 handler: kata-qemu