diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
index 4e09a899209..ade8ffc3c96 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/eviction.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
+	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -70,10 +71,23 @@ type EvictionREST struct {
 
 var _ = rest.NamedCreater(&EvictionREST{})
 var _ = rest.GroupVersionKindProvider(&EvictionREST{})
+var _ = rest.GroupVersionAcceptor(&EvictionREST{})
+
+var v1Eviction = schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "policy", Version: "v1", Kind: "Eviction"}
 
 // GroupVersionKind specifies a particular GroupVersionKind to discovery
 func (r *EvictionREST) GroupVersionKind(containingGV schema.GroupVersion) schema.GroupVersionKind {
-	return schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "policy", Version: "v1", Kind: "Eviction"}
+	return v1Eviction
+}
+
+// AcceptsGroupVersion indicates both v1 and v1beta1 Eviction objects are acceptable
+func (r *EvictionREST) AcceptsGroupVersion(gv schema.GroupVersion) bool {
+	switch gv {
+	case policyv1.SchemeGroupVersion, policyv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
 }
 
 // New creates a new eviction resource
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go b/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go
index f9323413ea2..42b156b34ea 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func (c LegacyRESTStorageProvider) NewLegacyRESTStorage(restOptionsGetter generi
 	if legacyscheme.Scheme.IsVersionRegistered(schema.GroupVersion{Group: "autoscaling", Version: "v1"}) {
 		restStorageMap["replicationControllers/scale"] = controllerStorage.Scale
 	}
-	if legacyscheme.Scheme.IsVersionRegistered(schema.GroupVersion{Group: "policy", Version: "v1beta1"}) {
+	if podStorage.Eviction != nil {
 		restStorageMap["pods/eviction"] = podStorage.Eviction
 	}
 	if serviceAccountStorage.Token != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
index 79fc5afabd0..d6f8025e39a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/create.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func createHandler(r rest.NamedCreater, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Int
 			scope.err(err, w, req)
 			return
 		}
-		if gvk.GroupVersion() != gv {
+		if !scope.AcceptsGroupVersion(gvk.GroupVersion()) {
 			err = errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("the API version in the data (%s) does not match the expected API version (%v)", gvk.GroupVersion().String(), gv.String()))
 			scope.err(err, w, req)
 			return
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
index f618b3867d6..4c2e63e10c0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
@@ -89,8 +89,14 @@ type RequestScope struct {
 	TableConvertor rest.TableConvertor
 	FieldManager   *fieldmanager.FieldManager
 
-	Resource    schema.GroupVersionResource
-	Kind        schema.GroupVersionKind
+	Resource schema.GroupVersionResource
+	Kind     schema.GroupVersionKind
+
+	// AcceptsGroupVersionDelegate is an optional delegate that can be queried about whether a given GVK
+	// can be accepted in create or update requests. If nil, only scope.Kind is accepted.
+	// Note that this does not enable multi-version support for reads from a single endpoint.
+	AcceptsGroupVersionDelegate rest.GroupVersionAcceptor
+
 	Subresource string
 
 	MetaGroupVersion schema.GroupVersion
@@ -105,6 +111,17 @@ func (scope *RequestScope) err(err error, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 	responsewriters.ErrorNegotiated(err, scope.Serializer, scope.Kind.GroupVersion(), w, req)
 }
 
+// AcceptsGroupVersion returns true if the specified GroupVersion is allowed
+// in create and update requests.
+func (scope *RequestScope) AcceptsGroupVersion(gv schema.GroupVersion) bool {
+	// If there's a custom acceptor, delegate to it. This is extremely rare.
+	if scope.AcceptsGroupVersionDelegate != nil {
+		return scope.AcceptsGroupVersionDelegate.AcceptsGroupVersion(gv)
+	}
+	// Fall back to only allowing the singular Kind. This is the typical behavior.
+	return gv == scope.Kind.GroupVersion()
+}
+
 func (scope *RequestScope) AllowsMediaTypeTransform(mimeType, mimeSubType string, gvk *schema.GroupVersionKind) bool {
 	// some handlers like CRDs can't serve all the mime types that PartialObjectMetadata or Table can - if
 	// gvk is nil (no conversion) allow StandardSerializers to further restrict the set of mime types.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
index b66b57a8b62..ceae03eee39 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func UpdateResource(r rest.Updater, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Interfa
 			scope.err(err, w, req)
 			return
 		}
-		if gvk.GroupVersion() != defaultGVK.GroupVersion() {
+		if !scope.AcceptsGroupVersion(gvk.GroupVersion()) {
 			err = errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("the API version in the data (%s) does not match the expected API version (%s)", gvk.GroupVersion(), defaultGVK.GroupVersion()))
 			scope.err(err, w, req)
 			return
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
index 215ecf715ec..caaa4b2e840 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 	connecter, isConnecter := storage.(rest.Connecter)
 	storageMeta, isMetadata := storage.(rest.StorageMetadata)
 	storageVersionProvider, isStorageVersionProvider := storage.(rest.StorageVersionProvider)
+	gvAcceptor, _ := storage.(rest.GroupVersionAcceptor)
 	if !isMetadata {
 		storageMeta = defaultStorageMetadata{}
 	}
@@ -587,6 +588,8 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 		Subresource: subresource,
 		Kind:        fqKindToRegister,
 
+		AcceptsGroupVersionDelegate: gvAcceptor,
+
 		HubGroupVersion: schema.GroupVersion{Group: fqKindToRegister.Group, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal},
 
 		MetaGroupVersion: metav1.SchemeGroupVersion,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
index 8dba9b84bf8..a489095d6e0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ type GroupVersionKindProvider interface {
 	GroupVersionKind(containingGV schema.GroupVersion) schema.GroupVersionKind
 }
 
+// GroupVersionAcceptor is used to determine if a particular GroupVersion is acceptable to send to an endpoint.
+// This is used for endpoints which accept multiple versions (which is extremely rare).
+// The only known instance is pods/evictions which accepts policy/v1, but also policy/v1beta1 for backwards compatibility.
+type GroupVersionAcceptor interface {
+	AcceptsGroupVersion(gv schema.GroupVersion) bool
+}
+
 // Lister is an object that can retrieve resources that match the provided field and label criteria.
 type Lister interface {
 	// NewList returns an empty object that can be used with the List call.
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/disruption.go b/test/e2e/apps/disruption.go
index 4566f77b6c1..9d10a002ad6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/disruption.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/disruption.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
-	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("DisruptionController", func() {
 			pod, err := locateRunningPod(cs, ns)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 
-			e := &policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+			e := &policyv1.Eviction{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:      pod.Name,
 					Namespace: ns,
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("DisruptionController", func() {
 			}
 
 			if c.shouldDeny {
-				err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Evict(context.TODO(), e)
+				err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).EvictV1(context.TODO(), e)
 				gomega.Expect(err).Should(gomega.MatchError("Cannot evict pod as it would violate the pod's disruption budget."))
 			} else {
 				// Only wait for running pods in the "allow" case
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("DisruptionController", func() {
 				// Since disruptionAllowed starts out false, if an eviction is ever allowed,
 				// that means the controller is working.
 				err = wait.PollImmediate(framework.Poll, timeout, func() (bool, error) {
-					err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Evict(context.TODO(), e)
+					err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).EvictV1(context.TODO(), e)
 					if err != nil {
 						return false, nil
 					}
@@ -325,13 +324,13 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("DisruptionController", func() {
 
 		pod, err := locateRunningPod(cs, ns)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-		e := &policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+		e := &policyv1.Eviction{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name:      pod.Name,
 				Namespace: ns,
 			},
 		}
-		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Evict(context.TODO(), e)
+		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).EvictV1(context.TODO(), e)
 		gomega.Expect(err).Should(gomega.MatchError("Cannot evict pod as it would violate the pod's disruption budget."))
 
 		ginkgo.By("Updating the pdb to allow a pod to be evicted")
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("DisruptionController", func() {
 		ginkgo.By("Trying to evict the same pod we tried earlier which should now be evictable")
 		waitForPodsOrDie(cs, ns, 3)
 		waitForPdbToObserveHealthyPods(cs, ns, 3)
-		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Evict(context.TODO(), e)
+		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).EvictV1(context.TODO(), e)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err) // the eviction is now allowed
 
 		ginkgo.By("Patching the pdb to disallow a pod to be evicted")
@@ -362,13 +361,13 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("DisruptionController", func() {
 		waitForPodsOrDie(cs, ns, 3)
 		pod, err = locateRunningPod(cs, ns) // locate a new running pod
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-		e = &policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+		e = &policyv1.Eviction{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name:      pod.Name,
 				Namespace: ns,
 			},
 		}
-		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Evict(context.TODO(), e)
+		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).EvictV1(context.TODO(), e)
 		gomega.Expect(err).Should(gomega.MatchError("Cannot evict pod as it would violate the pod's disruption budget."))
 
 		ginkgo.By("Deleting the pdb to allow a pod to be evicted")
@@ -376,7 +375,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("DisruptionController", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.By("Trying to evict the same pod we tried earlier which should now be evictable")
 		waitForPodsOrDie(cs, ns, 3)
-		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Evict(context.TODO(), e)
+		err = cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).EvictV1(context.TODO(), e)
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err) // the eviction is now allowed
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/pd.go b/test/e2e/storage/pd.go
index b3dc2ffd015..da8c00c6574 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/pd.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/pd.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
+	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Pod Disks", func() {
 					framework.ExpectNoError(podClient.Delete(context.TODO(), host0Pod.Name, *metav1.NewDeleteOptions(0)), "Unable to delete host0Pod")
 
 				} else if disruptOp == evictPod {
-					evictTarget := &policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+					evictTarget := &policyv1.Eviction{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 							Name:      host0Pod.Name,
 							Namespace: ns,
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Pod Disks", func() {
 					}
 					ginkgo.By("evicting host0Pod")
 					err = wait.PollImmediate(framework.Poll, podEvictTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
-						if err := cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Evict(context.TODO(), evictTarget); err != nil {
+						if err := cs.CoreV1().Pods(ns).EvictV1(context.TODO(), evictTarget); err != nil {
 							framework.Logf("Failed to evict host0Pod, ignoring error: %v", err)
 							return false, nil
 						}
diff --git a/test/integration/apiserver/admissionwebhook/admission_test.go b/test/integration/apiserver/admissionwebhook/admission_test.go
index d88d6fa08b6..08b87f93b5c 100644
--- a/test/integration/apiserver/admissionwebhook/admission_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/apiserver/admissionwebhook/admission_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensionsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
-	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
+	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
 	apiextensionsclientset "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ func testPodBindingEviction(c *testContext) {
 		}).Do(context.TODO()).Error()
 
 	case gvr("", "v1", "pods/eviction"):
-		err = c.clientset.CoreV1().RESTClient().Post().Namespace(pod.GetNamespace()).Resource("pods").Name(pod.GetName()).SubResource("eviction").Body(&policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+		err = c.clientset.CoreV1().RESTClient().Post().Namespace(pod.GetNamespace()).Resource("pods").Name(pod.GetName()).SubResource("eviction").Body(&policyv1.Eviction{
 			ObjectMeta:    metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: pod.GetName()},
 			DeleteOptions: &forceDelete,
 		}).Do(context.TODO()).Error()
diff --git a/test/integration/auth/node_test.go b/test/integration/auth/node_test.go
index 86a2354d7d8..2f32df52bbd 100644
--- a/test/integration/auth/node_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/auth/node_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	coordination "k8s.io/api/coordination/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	policy "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
+	policy "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ func TestNodeAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 	createNode2NormalPodEviction := func(client clientset.Interface) func() error {
 		return func() error {
 			zero := int64(0)
-			return client.PolicyV1beta1().Evictions("ns").Evict(context.TODO(), &policy.Eviction{
+			return client.PolicyV1().Evictions("ns").Evict(context.TODO(), &policy.Eviction{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
-					APIVersion: "policy/v1beta1",
+					APIVersion: "policy/v1",
 					Kind:       "Eviction",
 				},
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ func TestNodeAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 	createNode2MirrorPodEviction := func(client clientset.Interface) func() error {
 		return func() error {
 			zero := int64(0)
-			return client.PolicyV1beta1().Evictions("ns").Evict(context.TODO(), &policy.Eviction{
+			return client.PolicyV1().Evictions("ns").Evict(context.TODO(), &policy.Eviction{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
-					APIVersion: "policy/v1beta1",
+					APIVersion: "policy/v1",
 					Kind:       "Eviction",
 				},
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
diff --git a/test/integration/evictions/evictions_test.go b/test/integration/evictions/evictions_test.go
index 1c592c09dfe..2c2d4144808 100644
--- a/test/integration/evictions/evictions_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/evictions/evictions_test.go
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ package evictions
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ import (
 	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -110,10 +116,10 @@ func TestConcurrentEvictionRequests(t *testing.T) {
 		go func(id int, errCh chan error) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			podName := fmt.Sprintf(podNameFormat, id)
-			eviction := newV1beta1Eviction(ns.Name, podName, deleteOption)
+			eviction := newV1Eviction(ns.Name, podName, deleteOption)
 
 			err := wait.PollImmediate(5*time.Second, 60*time.Second, func() (bool, error) {
-				e := clientSet.PolicyV1beta1().Evictions(ns.Name).Evict(context.TODO(), eviction)
+				e := clientSet.PolicyV1().Evictions(ns.Name).Evict(context.TODO(), eviction)
 				switch {
 				case apierrors.IsTooManyRequests(e):
 					return false, nil
@@ -219,9 +225,9 @@ func TestTerminalPodEviction(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Error while listing pod disruption budget")
 	}
 	oldPdb := pdbList.Items[0]
-	eviction := newV1beta1Eviction(ns.Name, pod.Name, deleteOption)
+	eviction := newV1Eviction(ns.Name, pod.Name, deleteOption)
 	err = wait.PollImmediate(5*time.Second, 60*time.Second, func() (bool, error) {
-		e := clientSet.PolicyV1beta1().Evictions(ns.Name).Evict(context.TODO(), eviction)
+		e := clientSet.PolicyV1().Evictions(ns.Name).Evict(context.TODO(), eviction)
 		switch {
 		case apierrors.IsTooManyRequests(e):
 			return false, nil
@@ -251,6 +257,97 @@ func TestTerminalPodEviction(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestEvictionVersions ensures the eviction endpoint accepts and returns the correct API versions
+func TestEvictionVersions(t *testing.T) {
+	s, closeFn, rm, informers, clientSet := rmSetup(t)
+	defer closeFn()
+
+	stopCh := make(chan struct{})
+	informers.Start(stopCh)
+	go rm.Run(stopCh)
+	defer close(stopCh)
+
+	config := restclient.Config{Host: s.URL}
+
+	ns := "default"
+	subresource := "eviction"
+	pod := newPod("test")
+	if _, err := clientSet.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(context.TODO(), pod, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to create pod: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	dynamicClient, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(&config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create clientset: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	podClient := dynamicClient.Resource(schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "", Version: "v1", Resource: "pods"}).Namespace(ns)
+
+	// get should not be supported
+	if _, err := podClient.Get(context.TODO(), pod.Name, metav1.GetOptions{}, subresource); !apierrors.IsMethodNotSupported(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected MethodNotSupported for GET, got %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// patch should not be supported
+	for _, patchType := range []types.PatchType{types.JSONPatchType, types.MergePatchType, types.StrategicMergePatchType, types.ApplyPatchType} {
+		if _, err := podClient.Patch(context.TODO(), pod.Name, patchType, []byte{}, metav1.PatchOptions{}, subresource); !apierrors.IsMethodNotSupported(err) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected MethodNotSupported for GET, got %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	allowedEvictions := []runtime.Object{
+		// v1beta1, no apiVersion/kind
+		&policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+			TypeMeta:      metav1.TypeMeta{},
+			ObjectMeta:    metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: pod.Name},
+			DeleteOptions: &metav1.DeleteOptions{DryRun: []string{metav1.DryRunAll}},
+		},
+		// v1beta1, apiVersion/kind
+		&policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+			TypeMeta:      metav1.TypeMeta{APIVersion: "policy/v1beta1", Kind: "Eviction"},
+			ObjectMeta:    metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: pod.Name},
+			DeleteOptions: &metav1.DeleteOptions{DryRun: []string{metav1.DryRunAll}},
+		},
+		// v1, no apiVersion/kind
+		&policyv1.Eviction{
+			TypeMeta:      metav1.TypeMeta{},
+			ObjectMeta:    metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: pod.Name},
+			DeleteOptions: &metav1.DeleteOptions{DryRun: []string{metav1.DryRunAll}},
+		},
+		// v1, apiVersion/kind
+		&policyv1.Eviction{
+			TypeMeta:      metav1.TypeMeta{APIVersion: "policy/v1", Kind: "Eviction"},
+			ObjectMeta:    metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: pod.Name},
+			DeleteOptions: &metav1.DeleteOptions{DryRun: []string{metav1.DryRunAll}},
+		},
+	}
+	v1Status := schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "Status"}
+	for _, allowedEviction := range allowedEvictions {
+		data, _ := json.Marshal(allowedEviction)
+		u := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+		json.Unmarshal(data, u)
+		result, err := podClient.Create(context.TODO(), u, metav1.CreateOptions{}, subresource)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error posting %s: %v", string(data), err)
+		}
+		if result.GroupVersionKind() != v1Status {
+			t.Fatalf("expected v1 Status, got %#v", result)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// create unknown eviction version with apiVersion/kind should fail
+	u := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{
+		"metadata":   map[string]interface{}{"name": pod.Name},
+		"apiVersion": "policy/v2",
+		"kind":       "Eviction",
+	}}
+	if _, err := podClient.Create(context.TODO(), u, metav1.CreateOptions{}, subresource); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error posting unknown Eviction version, got none")
+	} else if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "policy/v2") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error about policy/v2, got %#v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func newPod(podName string) *v1.Pod {
 	return &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -309,10 +406,10 @@ func newPDB() *policyv1.PodDisruptionBudget {
 	}
 }
 
-func newV1beta1Eviction(ns, evictionName string, deleteOption metav1.DeleteOptions) *policyv1beta1.Eviction {
-	return &policyv1beta1.Eviction{
+func newV1Eviction(ns, evictionName string, deleteOption metav1.DeleteOptions) *policyv1.Eviction {
+	return &policyv1.Eviction{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
-			APIVersion: "Policy/v1beta1",
+			APIVersion: "policy/v1",
 			Kind:       "Eviction",
 		},
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{