diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager.go
index 92b8f202798..d3e303f3feb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/fieldmanager.go
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ type FieldManager struct {
 	objectConverter runtime.ObjectConvertor
 	objectDefaulter runtime.ObjectDefaulter
 	groupVersion    schema.GroupVersion
+	hubVersion      schema.GroupVersion
 	updater         merge.Updater
 }
 
 // NewFieldManager creates a new FieldManager that merges apply requests
 // and update managed fields for other types of requests.
-func NewFieldManager(models openapiproto.Models, objectConverter runtime.ObjectConvertor, objectDefaulter runtime.ObjectDefaulter, gv schema.GroupVersion) (*FieldManager, error) {
+func NewFieldManager(models openapiproto.Models, objectConverter runtime.ObjectConvertor, objectDefaulter runtime.ObjectDefaulter, gv schema.GroupVersion, hub schema.GroupVersion) (*FieldManager, error) {
 	typeConverter, err := internal.NewTypeConverter(models)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -51,8 +52,9 @@ func NewFieldManager(models openapiproto.Models, objectConverter runtime.ObjectC
 		objectConverter: objectConverter,
 		objectDefaulter: objectDefaulter,
 		groupVersion:    gv,
+		hubVersion:      hub,
 		updater: merge.Updater{
-			Converter: internal.NewVersionConverter(typeConverter, objectConverter),
+			Converter: internal.NewVersionConverter(typeConverter, objectConverter, hub),
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -166,5 +168,5 @@ func (f *FieldManager) toVersioned(obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 }
 
 func (f *FieldManager) toUnversioned(obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
-	return f.objectConverter.ConvertToVersion(obj, schema.GroupVersion{Group: f.groupVersion.Group, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal})
+	return f.objectConverter.ConvertToVersion(obj, f.hubVersion)
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter.go
index d2578c131f3..66ea5016aab 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter.go
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@ import (
 type versionConverter struct {
 	typeConverter   TypeConverter
 	objectConvertor runtime.ObjectConvertor
+	hubVersion      schema.GroupVersion
 }
 
 var _ merge.Converter = &versionConverter{}
 
 // NewVersionConverter builds a VersionConverter from a TypeConverter and an ObjectConvertor.
-func NewVersionConverter(t TypeConverter, o runtime.ObjectConvertor) merge.Converter {
+func NewVersionConverter(t TypeConverter, o runtime.ObjectConvertor, h schema.GroupVersion) merge.Converter {
 	return &versionConverter{
 		typeConverter:   t,
 		objectConvertor: o,
+		hubVersion:      h,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -58,14 +60,10 @@ func (v *versionConverter) Convert(object typed.TypedValue, version fieldpath.AP
 	}
 
 	// Convert to internal
-	internalVersion := schema.GroupVersion{
-		Group:   objectToConvert.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Group,
-		Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal,
-	}
-	internalObject, err := v.objectConvertor.ConvertToVersion(objectToConvert, internalVersion)
+	internalObject, err := v.objectConvertor.ConvertToVersion(objectToConvert, v.hubVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return object, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert object (%v to %v): %v",
-			objectToConvert.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind(), internalVersion, err)
+			objectToConvert.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind(), v.hubVersion, err)
 	}
 
 	// Convert the object into the target version
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter_test.go
index f710f7ec349..18365f6d3a1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal/versionconverter_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/fieldmanager/internal"
-
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util/proto"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/fieldpath"
 )
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func TestVersionConverter(t *testing.T) {
 		gvkForVersion("v1beta1"): objForGroupVersion("apps/v1beta1"),
 		gvkForVersion("v1"):      objForGroupVersion("apps/v1"),
 	}
-	vc := internal.NewVersionConverter(tc, oc)
+	vc := internal.NewVersionConverter(tc, oc, schema.GroupVersion{Group: "apps", Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal})
 
 	input, err := tc.ObjectToTyped(objForGroupVersion("apps/v1beta1"))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
index c9bcbd4628e..0a6c83ad0d1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 			a.group.UnsafeConvertor,
 			a.group.Defaulter,
 			fqKindToRegister.GroupVersion(),
+			reqScope.HubGroupVersion,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create field manager: %v", err)