diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kustomization.yaml
index 6c548a0441..df904e3588 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - kata-cleanup.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml
index 2e37b842b7..4331185514 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-bases:
-- ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- mount_k3s_conf.yaml
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- ../../base
+patches:
+- path: mount_k3s_conf.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml
index 90dbe7bf8e..615cd0305f 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-bases:
-- ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- mount_rke2_conf.yaml
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- ../../base
+patches:
+- path: mount_rke2_conf.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
index 6b6d8e4cfb..6266718bac 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - kata-deploy.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k0s/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k0s/kustomization.yaml
index 14904f5601..041feda2fb 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k0s/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k0s/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-bases:
-- ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- mount_k0s_conf.yaml
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- ../../base
+patches:
+- path: mount_k0s_conf.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml
index 2e37b842b7..4331185514 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-bases:
-- ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- mount_k3s_conf.yaml
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- ../../base
+patches:
+- path: mount_k3s_conf.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml
index 90dbe7bf8e..615cd0305f 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-bases:
-- ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- mount_rke2_conf.yaml
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- ../../base
+patches:
+- path: mount_rke2_conf.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/stable/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/stable/kustomization.yaml
index ce7a220171..6225193ee5 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/stable/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/stable/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-bases:
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
 - ../../base
 
 images:
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kustomization.yaml
index a79f10e850..d58620ec01 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - kata-rbac.yaml