diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45990f2..c41a8f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,10 +77,16 @@
       <version>3.1.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
+      <artifactId>kubernetes-client-api</artifactId>
+      <version>6.13.3</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
       <artifactId>kubernetes-client</artifactId>
-      <version>5.12.4</version>
+      <version>6.13.3</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>redis.clients</groupId>
@@ -99,4 +105,4 @@
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/azisaba/kuvel/Kuvel.java b/src/main/java/net/azisaba/kuvel/Kuvel.java
index 49dc1c5..629def6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/azisaba/kuvel/Kuvel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/azisaba/kuvel/Kuvel.java
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.Plugin;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.annotation.DataDirectory;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.DefaultKubernetesClient;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientBuilder;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import net.azisaba.kuvel.config.KuvelConfig;
 import net.azisaba.kuvel.discovery.impl.redis.RedisLoadBalancerDiscovery;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public Kuvel(ProxyServer server, Logger logger, @DataDirectory Path dataDirector
 
   @Subscribe
   public void onProxyInitialization(ProxyInitializeEvent event) {
-    client = new DefaultKubernetesClient();
+    client = new KubernetesClientBuilder().build();
 
     kuvelConfig = new KuvelConfig(this);
     try {