diff --git a/lib/krane/kubectl.rb b/lib/krane/kubectl.rb
index c2a8e461d..96971f34c 100644
--- a/lib/krane/kubectl.rb
+++ b/lib/krane/kubectl.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Kubectl
     DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 15
     MAX_RETRY_DELAY = 16
     SERVER_DRY_RUN_MIN_VERSION = "1.13"
+    PRUNE_ALLOWLIST_MIN_VERSION = "1.26"
 
     class ResourceNotFoundError < StandardError; end
 
@@ -112,6 +113,14 @@ def dry_run_flag
       "--dry-run=server"
     end
 
+    def prune_allowlist_flag
+      if client_version >= Gem::Version.new(PRUNE_ALLOWLIST_MIN_VERSION)
+        return "--prune-allowlist"
+      else
+        return "--prune-whitelist"
+      end
+    end
+
     private
 
     def build_command_from_options(args, use_namespace, use_context, output)
diff --git a/lib/krane/resource_deployer.rb b/lib/krane/resource_deployer.rb
index b8d54ff96..bf908f358 100644
--- a/lib/krane/resource_deployer.rb
+++ b/lib/krane/resource_deployer.rb
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def apply_all(resources, prune, dry_run: false)
           else
             command.push("--all")
           end
-          @prune_whitelist.each { |type| command.push("--prune-whitelist=#{type}") }
+          @prune_whitelist.each { |type| command.push("#{kubectl.prune_allowlist_flag}=#{type}") }
         end
 
         command.push(kubectl.dry_run_flag) if dry_run
diff --git a/test/unit/krane/resource_deployer_test.rb b/test/unit/krane/resource_deployer_test.rb
index 7c15e56c7..bac63ccab 100644
--- a/test/unit/krane/resource_deployer_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/krane/resource_deployer_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def test_deploy_prune_builds_whitelist
     whitelist_kind = "fake_kind"
     resource = build_mock_resource
     Krane::Kubectl.any_instance.expects(:run).with do |*args|
-      args.include?("--prune-whitelist=#{whitelist_kind}")
+      args.include?("--prune-allowlist=#{whitelist_kind}")
     end.returns(["", "", stub(success?: true)])
     resource_deployer(kubectl_times: 0, prune_whitelist: [whitelist_kind]).deploy!([resource], false, true)
   end
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_deploy_no_prune_doesnt_prune
     whitelist_kind = "fake_kind"
     resource = build_mock_resource
     Krane::Kubectl.any_instance.expects(:run).with do |*args|
-      !args.include?("--prune-whitelist=#{whitelist_kind}")
+      !args.include?("--prune-allowlist=#{whitelist_kind}")
     end.returns(["", "", stub(success?: true)])
     resource_deployer(kubectl_times: 0, prune_whitelist: [whitelist_kind]).deploy!([resource], false, false)
   end