diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe3984125..fb457dd3e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@ LDFLAGS += -X helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/version.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT}
 LDFLAGS += -X helm.sh/helm/v3/internal/version.gitTreeState=${GIT_DIRTY}
 LDFLAGS += $(EXT_LDFLAGS)
 
-# Define constants based on the client-go version
-K8S_MODULES_VER=$(subst ., ,$(subst v,,$(shell go list -f '{{.Version}}' -m k8s.io/client-go)))
-K8S_MODULES_MAJOR_VER=$(shell echo $$(($(firstword $(K8S_MODULES_VER)) + 1)))
-K8S_MODULES_MINOR_VER=$(word 2,$(K8S_MODULES_VER))
-
-LDFLAGS += -X helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/lint/rules.k8sVersionMajor=$(K8S_MODULES_MAJOR_VER)
-LDFLAGS += -X helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/lint/rules.k8sVersionMinor=$(K8S_MODULES_MINOR_VER)
-LDFLAGS += -X helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil.k8sVersionMajor=$(K8S_MODULES_MAJOR_VER)
-LDFLAGS += -X helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil.k8sVersionMinor=$(K8S_MODULES_MINOR_VER)
-
 .PHONY: all
 all: build
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
index 166b69ba0..fb36f14c0 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/lint_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestLintCmdWithKubeVersionFlag(t *testing.T) {
 		// which is "20"
 		name:      "lint chart with deprecated api version without kube version",
 		cmd:       fmt.Sprintf("lint %s", testChart),
-		golden:    "output/lint-chart-with-deprecated-api-old-k8s.txt",
+		golden:    "output/lint-chart-with-deprecated-api.txt",
 		wantError: false,
 	}, {
 		name:      "lint chart with deprecated api version with older kube version",
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-name-template.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-name-template.txt
index 9406048dd..d51755e03 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-name-template.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-name-template.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "foobar-ywjj-baz"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-set.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-set.txt
index 4040991cf..d7a754e59 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-set.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-set.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-multiple.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-multiple.txt
index 1aac3081a..f95f41f1c 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-multiple.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-multiple.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-one.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-one.txt
index 9cc34f515..ee04a2f8e 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-one.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-show-only-one.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-skip-tests.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-skip-tests.txt
index 5c907b563..ef2405086 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-skip-tests.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-skip-tests.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set-file.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set-file.txt
index 56844e292..2c559dee5 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set-file.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set-file.txt
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set.txt
index e52f7c234..b90592266 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm-set.txt
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt
index 9cc9e2296..1c039de14 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-subchart-cm.txt
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-values-files.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-values-files.txt
index 4040991cf..d7a754e59 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-values-files.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-values-files.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-api-version.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-api-version.txt
index 7e1c35001..dbbdc2667 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-api-version.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-api-version.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
     kube-api-version/test: v1
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-crds.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-crds.txt
index 256fc7c3b..26c616237 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-crds.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template-with-crds.txt
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template.txt
index 58c480b47..0fff81d3e 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template.txt
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/template.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ metadata:
     helm.sh/chart: "subchart-0.1.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: "release-name"
     kube-version/major: "1"
-    kube-version/minor: "20"
-    kube-version/version: "v1.20.0"
+    kube-version/minor: "30"
+    kube-version/version: "v1.30.0"
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
   ports:
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go b/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
index 48fab0ea4..b6c5592f7 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/capabilities.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package chartutil
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
@@ -38,15 +39,7 @@ var (
 	DefaultVersionSet = allKnownVersions()
 
 	// DefaultCapabilities is the default set of capabilities.
-	DefaultCapabilities = &Capabilities{
-		KubeVersion: KubeVersion{
-			Version: fmt.Sprintf("v%s.%s.0", k8sVersionMajor, k8sVersionMinor),
-			Major:   k8sVersionMajor,
-			Minor:   k8sVersionMinor,
-		},
-		APIVersions: DefaultVersionSet,
-		HelmVersion: helmversion.Get(),
-	}
+	DefaultCapabilities *Capabilities
 )
 
 // Capabilities describes the capabilities of the Kubernetes cluster.
@@ -124,3 +117,35 @@ func allKnownVersions() VersionSet {
 	}
 	return vs
 }
+
+func k8sClientVersion() (*semver.Version, bool) {
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	for _, m := range info.Deps {
+		if m.Path != "k8s.io/client-go" {
+			continue
+		}
+		v, err := semver.NewVersion(m.Version)
+		return v, err == nil
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
+
+func init() {
+	if v, ok := k8sClientVersion(); ok {
+		k8sVersionMajor = fmt.Sprintf("%d", v.Major()+1)
+		k8sVersionMinor = fmt.Sprintf("%d", v.Minor())
+	}
+
+	DefaultCapabilities = &Capabilities{
+		KubeVersion: KubeVersion{
+			Version: fmt.Sprintf("v%s.%s.0", k8sVersionMajor, k8sVersionMinor),
+			Major:   k8sVersionMajor,
+			Minor:   k8sVersionMinor,
+		},
+		APIVersions: DefaultVersionSet,
+		HelmVersion: helmversion.Get(),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go b/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
index 90e7748a4..32c72bff9 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil"
 )
 
-var (
-	// This should be set in the Makefile based on the version of client-go being imported.
-	// These constants will be overwritten with LDFLAGS. The version components must be
-	// strings in order for LDFLAGS to set them.
-	k8sVersionMajor = "1"
-	k8sVersionMinor = "20"
-)
-
 // deprecatedAPIError indicates than an API is deprecated in Kubernetes
 type deprecatedAPIError struct {
 	Deprecated string
@@ -56,12 +48,8 @@ func validateNoDeprecations(resource *K8sYamlStruct, kubeVersion *chartutil.Kube
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	majorVersion := k8sVersionMajor
-	minorVersion := k8sVersionMinor
-
-	if kubeVersion != nil {
-		majorVersion = kubeVersion.Major
-		minorVersion = kubeVersion.Minor
+	if kubeVersion == nil {
+		kubeVersion = &chartutil.DefaultCapabilities.KubeVersion
 	}
 
 	runtimeObject, err := resourceToRuntimeObject(resource)
@@ -73,11 +61,11 @@ func validateNoDeprecations(resource *K8sYamlStruct, kubeVersion *chartutil.Kube
 		return err
 	}
 
-	maj, err := strconv.Atoi(majorVersion)
+	maj, err := strconv.Atoi(kubeVersion.Major)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	min, err := strconv.Atoi(minorVersion)
+	min, err := strconv.Atoi(kubeVersion.Minor)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}