diff --git a/.changeset/early-bees-think.md b/.changeset/early-bees-think.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea77fa04c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-bees-think.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added apiVersionOverrides config to allow for specifying api versions to use for kubernetes objects
diff --git a/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration.md b/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration.md
index 6b3991144b..a7f9b0cd1e 100644
--- a/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration.md
@@ -219,6 +219,26 @@ The custom resource's apiVersion.
 
 The plural representing the custom resource.
 
+### `apiVersionOverrides` (optional)
+
+Overrides for the API versions used to make requests for the corresponding
+objects. If using a legacy Kubernetes version, you may use this config to
+override the default API versions to ones that are supported by your cluster.
+
+Example:
+
+```yaml
+---
+kubernetes:
+  apiVersionOverrides:
+    cronjobs: 'v1beta1'
+```
+
+For more information on which API versions are supported by your cluster, please
+view the Kubernetes API docs for your Kubernetes version (e.g.
+[API Groups for v1.22](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.22/#-strong-api-groups-strong-)
+)
+
 ### Role Based Access Control
 
 The current RBAC permissions required are read-only cluster wide, for the
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/schema.d.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/schema.d.ts
index e69ac052f1..7f5183e337 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/schema.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/schema.d.ts
@@ -63,5 +63,23 @@ export interface Config {
       apiVersion: string;
       plural: string;
     }>;
+
+    /**
+     * (Optional) API Version Overrides
+     * If set, the specified api version will be used to make requests for the corresponding object.
+     * If running a legacy Kubernetes version, you may use this to override the default api versions
+     * that are not supported in your cluster.
+     */
+    apiVersionOverrides?: {
+      pods?: string;
+      services?: string;
+      configmaps?: string;
+      deployments?: string;
+      replicasets?: string;
+      horizontalpodautoscalers?: string;
+      cronjobs?: string;
+      jobs?: string;
+      ingresses?: string;
+    } & { [pluralKind: string]: string };
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.ts
index 11cca4917f..3333f7a0fc 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ export class KubernetesBuilder {
       'kubernetes.objectTypes',
     ) as KubernetesObjectTypes[];
 
+    const apiVersionOverrides = this.env.config.getOptionalConfig(
+      'kubernetes.apiVersionOverrides',
+    );
+
     let objectTypesToFetch;
 
     if (objectTypesToFetchStrings) {
@@ -250,6 +254,17 @@ export class KubernetesBuilder {
         objectTypesToFetchStrings.includes(obj.objectType),
       );
     }
+
+    if (apiVersionOverrides) {
+      objectTypesToFetch = objectTypesToFetch ?? DEFAULT_OBJECTS;
+
+      for (const obj of objectTypesToFetch) {
+        if (apiVersionOverrides.has(obj.objectType)) {
+          obj.apiVersion = apiVersionOverrides.getString(obj.objectType);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     return objectTypesToFetch;
   }
 }