diff --git a/hack/generate-deploy-scripts.sh b/hack/generate-deploy-scripts.sh
index 9041757b5..6e22b8d88 100755
--- a/hack/generate-deploy-scripts.sh
+++ b/hack/generate-deploy-scripts.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-K8S_VERSION="1.26"
+K8S_VERSION="1.22"
 
 DIR=$(cd $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/.. && pwd -P)