diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/templates/kyverno/kyverno.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/templates/kyverno/kyverno.yaml
index 2db78795a..dd8527400 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/templates/kyverno/kyverno.yaml
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/templates/kyverno/kyverno.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ spec:
       namespace: monitoring
   {{- end }}
   values:
+    apiVersionOverride:
+      # the smart check for the correct version fails when offline
+      # the old version is removed since 1.25, so this doesn't hurt
+      # this is just to make pluto happy
+      podDisruptionBudget: policy/v1
     {{- if .Values.global.imageRegistry }}
     global: &registryImage
       image: