diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go b/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
index d24228056..ec517817b 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ import (
 	helmversion "helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/version"
 )
 
-const (
+var (
 	k8sVersionMajor = 1
 	k8sVersionMinor = 20
-)
 
-var (
 	// DefaultVersionSet is the default version set, which includes only Core V1 ("v1").
 	DefaultVersionSet = allKnownVersions()
 
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go b/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
index 384c17973..b1a516cef 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	kscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 )
 
-const (
+var (
 	// This should be set in the Makefile based on the version of client-go being imported.
 	// These constants will be overwritten with LDFLAGS
 	k8sVersionMajor = 1