diff --git a/discovery/discovery_client.go b/discovery/discovery_client.go
index 24c11f33..3c685a95 100644
--- a/discovery/discovery_client.go
+++ b/discovery/discovery_client.go
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ import (
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 )
 
-// defaultRetries is the number of times a resource discovery is repeated if an api group disappears on the fly (e.g. ThirdPartyResources).
-const defaultRetries = 2
+const (
+	// defaultRetries is the number of times a resource discovery is repeated if an api group disappears on the fly (e.g. ThirdPartyResources).
+	defaultRetries = 2
+	// protobuf mime type
+	mimePb = "application/com.github.proto-openapi.spec.v2@v1.0+protobuf"
+)
 
 // DiscoveryInterface holds the methods that discover server-supported API groups,
 // versions and resources.
@@ -329,9 +333,18 @@ func (d *DiscoveryClient) ServerVersion() (*version.Info, error) {
 
 // OpenAPISchema fetches the open api schema using a rest client and parses the proto.
 func (d *DiscoveryClient) OpenAPISchema() (*openapi_v2.Document, error) {
-	data, err := d.restClient.Get().AbsPath("/swagger-2.0.0.pb-v1").Do().Raw()
+	data, err := d.restClient.Get().AbsPath("/openapi/v2").SetHeader("Accept", mimePb).Do().Raw()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		if errors.IsForbidden(err) || errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// single endpoint not found/registered in old server, try to fetch old endpoint
+			// TODO(roycaihw): remove this in 1.11
+			data, err = d.restClient.Get().AbsPath("/swagger-2.0.0.pb-v1").Do().Raw()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		} else {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	document := &openapi_v2.Document{}
 	err = proto.Unmarshal(data, document)
diff --git a/discovery/discovery_client_test.go b/discovery/discovery_client_test.go
index 64249c88..ad855139 100644
--- a/discovery/discovery_client_test.go
+++ b/discovery/discovery_client_test.go
@@ -326,9 +326,14 @@ var returnedOpenAPI = openapi_v2.Document{
 	},
 }
 
-func openapiSchemaFakeServer() (*httptest.Server, error) {
+func openapiSchemaDeprecatedFakeServer() (*httptest.Server, error) {
 	var sErr error
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		// old server returns 403 on new endpoint request
+		if req.URL.Path == "/openapi/v2" {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+			return
+		}
 		if req.URL.Path != "/swagger-2.0.0.pb-v1" {
 			sErr = fmt.Errorf("Unexpected url %v", req.URL)
 		}
@@ -349,6 +354,33 @@ func openapiSchemaFakeServer() (*httptest.Server, error) {
 	return server, sErr
 }
 
+func openapiSchemaFakeServer() (*httptest.Server, error) {
+	var sErr error
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		if req.URL.Path != "/openapi/v2" {
+			sErr = fmt.Errorf("Unexpected url %v", req.URL)
+		}
+		if req.Method != "GET" {
+			sErr = fmt.Errorf("Unexpected method %v", req.Method)
+		}
+		decipherableFormat := req.Header.Get("Accept")
+		if decipherableFormat != "application/com.github.proto-openapi.spec.v2@v1.0+protobuf" {
+			sErr = fmt.Errorf("Unexpected accept mime type %v", decipherableFormat)
+		}
+
+		mime.AddExtensionType(".pb-v1", "application/com.github.googleapis.gnostic.OpenAPIv2@68f4ded+protobuf")
+
+		output, err := proto.Marshal(&returnedOpenAPI)
+		if err != nil {
+			sErr = err
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write(output)
+	}))
+	return server, sErr
+}
+
 func TestGetOpenAPISchema(t *testing.T) {
 	server, err := openapiSchemaFakeServer()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -366,6 +398,23 @@ func TestGetOpenAPISchema(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetOpenAPISchemaFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	server, err := openapiSchemaDeprecatedFakeServer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error starting fake server: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewDiscoveryClientForConfigOrDie(&restclient.Config{Host: server.URL})
+	got, err := client.OpenAPISchema()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error getting openapi: %v", err)
+	}
+	if e, a := returnedOpenAPI, *got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServerPreferredResources(t *testing.T) {
 	stable := metav1.APIResourceList{
 		GroupVersion: "v1",