diff --git a/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml b/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml
index baeafc4..7b2c20b 100644
--- a/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{- if and (eq .Values.secretsDefaultEngine "ExternalSecrets") .Values.secrets -}}
 {{ $fullName := include "base.fullname" .}}
-apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1alpha1
+apiVersion: {{ .Values.externalSecretsApiVersion }}
 kind: ExternalSecret
 metadata:
   name: {{ $fullName }}
diff --git a/charts/base/values.yaml b/charts/base/values.yaml
index 8488509..66a94c3 100644
--- a/charts/base/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/values.yaml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ ingress:
 
 secrets: []
 secretsDefaultEngine: "ExternalSecrets"
+externalSecretsApiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1alpha1 # TODO: the new version external-secrets.io/v1beta1 is available in external-secret operator, please update to new version as soon as you upgrade operator(the new dasmeta eks module already uses the new one)
 # secrets:
 #   - external-secret-1
 #   - external-secret-2