diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go b/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
index ec517817b..d24228056 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ import (
 	helmversion "helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/version"
 )
 
-var (
+const (
 	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 b1a516cef..384c17973 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"
 )
 
-var (
+const (
 	// 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