diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 274d50787..a5bd40c21 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
     post-run: playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/post.yaml
     required-projects:
       - zuul/nodepool
-    vars:
-      minikube_version: v1.22.0  # NOTE(corvus): 1.23.0 failed with 404 on create_namespaced_role
 
 - job:
     description: |
diff --git a/nodepool/driver/kubernetes/provider.py b/nodepool/driver/kubernetes/provider.py
index 07d4a21a6..ed5ede416 100644
--- a/nodepool/driver/kubernetes/provider.py
+++ b/nodepool/driver/kubernetes/provider.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class KubernetesProvider(Provider, QuotaSupport):
         self._zk = None
         self.ready = False
         _, _, self.k8s_client, self.rbac_client = get_client(
-            self.log, provider.context, k8s_client.RbacAuthorizationV1beta1Api)
+            self.log, provider.context, k8s_client.RbacAuthorizationV1Api)
         self.namespace_names = set()
         for pool in provider.pools.values():
             self.namespace_names.add(pool.name)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class KubernetesProvider(Provider, QuotaSupport):
             role_name = "zuul-restricted"
             role_body = {
                 'kind': 'Role',
-                'apiVersion': 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1',
+                'apiVersion': 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1',
                 'metadata': {
                     'name': role_name,
                 },
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class KubernetesProvider(Provider, QuotaSupport):
             role_name = "zuul"
             role_body = {
                 'kind': 'Role',
-                'apiVersion': 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1',
+                'apiVersion': 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1',
                 'metadata': {
                     'name': role_name,
                 },
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class KubernetesProvider(Provider, QuotaSupport):
 
         # Give service account admin access
         role_binding_body = {
-            'apiVersion': 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1',
+            'apiVersion': 'rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1',
             'kind': 'RoleBinding',
             'metadata': {'name': 'zuul-role'},
             'roleRef': {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/handle-new-k8s-rbac-api-a2fa70f67c4b5362.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/handle-new-k8s-rbac-api-a2fa70f67c4b5362.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab67d824f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/handle-new-k8s-rbac-api-a2fa70f67c4b5362.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    Kubernetes 1.8 or newer is required by the Kubernetes driver.
+    This was necessary to support Kubernetes 1.22.0 and newer which
+    requires using APIs that are not supported before version 1.8.