diff --git a/james-controller-kubernetes/build.gradle b/james-controller-kubernetes/build.gradle
index d040666..43ecc3d 100644
--- a/james-controller-kubernetes/build.gradle
+++ b/james-controller-kubernetes/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':james-agent-common')
     implementation project(':james-agent-io')
     implementation "com.google.guava:guava:${versions.guava}"
-    implementation 'io.kubernetes:client-java:22.0.0'
+    implementation 'io.kubernetes:client-java:22.0.0-legacy'
 
     testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.11.3")
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.11.3")