diff --git a/charts/netdata/README.md b/charts/netdata/README.md
index 73ecafae..07ac6973 100644
--- a/charts/netdata/README.md
+++ b/charts/netdata/README.md
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the netdata chart and t
 | `APIKEY`                                      | The key shared between the parent and the child netdata for streaming                                                                                  | `11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555`                                                  |
 | `restarter.enabled`                           | Install CronJob to update Netdata Pods                                                                                                                 | `false`                                                                                 |
 | `restarter.schedule`                          | The schedule in Cron format                                                                                                                            | `00 06 * * *`                                                                           |
-| `restarter.image.repository`                  | Container image repo                                                                                                                                   | `bitnami/kubectl`                                                                       |
-| `restarter.image.tag`                         | Container image tag                                                                                                                                    | `1.25`                                                                                  |
+| `restarter.image.repository`                  | Container image repo                                                                                                                                   | `rancher/kubectl`                                                                       |
+| `restarter.image.tag`                         | Container image tag if `.auto`, the image tag version of `rancher/kubectl` will reflect the Kubernetes cluster version                                 | `.auto`                                                                                 |
 | `restarter.image.pullPolicy`                  | Container image pull policy                                                                                                                            | `Always`                                                                                |
 | `restarter.image.restartPolicy`               | Container restart policy                                                                                                                               | `Never`                                                                                 |
 | `restarter.image.resources`                   | Container resources                                                                                                                                    | `{}`                                                                                    |
diff --git a/charts/netdata/templates/restarter/cronjob.yaml b/charts/netdata/templates/restarter/cronjob.yaml
index 82593ce1..0531a68c 100644
--- a/charts/netdata/templates/restarter/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/charts/netdata/templates/restarter/cronjob.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {{- if include "netdata.restarter.enabled" . }}
 ---
-{{- $cmdList := list }}
-{{- $cmd := printf "kubectl rollout restart deployment %s-parent" (include "netdata.name" .) }}
-{{- $cmdList = append $cmdList (ternary $cmd "" .Values.parent.enabled) }}
-{{- $cmd = printf "kubectl rollout restart daemonset %s-child" (include "netdata.name" .) }}
-{{- $cmdList = append $cmdList (ternary $cmd "" .Values.child.enabled) }}
-{{- $cmd = printf "kubectl rollout restart deployment %s-k8s-state" (include "netdata.name" .) }}
-{{- $cmdList = append $cmdList (ternary $cmd "" .Values.k8sState.enabled) }}
-{{- $cmdList = compact $cmdList }}
+{{- $argsList := list }}
+{{- $args := printf "deployment/%s-parent" (include "netdata.name" .) }}
+{{- $argsList = append $argsList (ternary $args "" .Values.parent.enabled) }}
+{{- $args = printf "daemonset/%s-child" (include "netdata.name" .) }}
+{{- $argsList = append $argsList (ternary $args "" .Values.child.enabled) }}
+{{- $args = printf "deployment/%s-k8s-state" (include "netdata.name" .) }}
+{{- $argsList = append $argsList (ternary $args "" .Values.k8sState.enabled) }}
+{{- $argsList = compact $argsList }}
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: CronJob
 metadata:
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           containers:
             - name: netdata-restarter
-              image: {{ .Values.restarter.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.restarter.image.tag }}
+              image: {{ .Values.restarter.image.repository }}:{{ ternary (printf "v%s.%s.0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Major .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Minor) .Values.restarter.image.tag (eq (.Values.restarter.image.tag | toString) ".auto") }} 
               imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.restarter.image.pullPolicy }}
               resources:
 {{ toYaml .Values.restarter.resources | indent 16 }}
-              command:
-                - "/bin/bash"
-                - "-c"
-                - {{ $cmdList | join " && " }}
+              args:
+{{ toYaml (concat (list "rollout" "restart") $argsList) | indent 16 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/netdata/values.yaml b/charts/netdata/values.yaml
index 23c178a9..0e06a55a 100644
--- a/charts/netdata/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/netdata/values.yaml
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ restarter:
   enabled: false
   schedule: "00 06 * * *"
   image:
-    repository: bitnami/kubectl
-    tag: 1.25
+    repository: rancher/kubectl
+    # if `.auto`, the image tag version of the rancher/kubectl will reflect the Kubernetes cluster version
+    tag: .auto
     pullPolicy: Always
   restartPolicy: Never
   resources: {}