diff --git a/charts/tempo-distributed/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/tempo-distributed/templates/_helpers.tpl
index d6d38206fe..e4a0ca58a8 100644
--- a/charts/tempo-distributed/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/tempo-distributed/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@ Return if ingress supports pathType.
 Return the appropriate apiVersion for PodDisruptionBudget.
 */}}
 {{- define "tempo.pdb.apiVersion" -}}
-{{- print "policy/v1" -}}
+  {{- if and (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "policy/v1") (semverCompare ">=1.21-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) -}}
+    {{- print "policy/v1" -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- print "policy/v1beta1" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*