diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c0e370a..90be4c2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2
 	k8s.io/api v0.28.4
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.28.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fdd5f40..6a4c65b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210720184732-4bb14d4b1be1 h1:K6RDEckDVWvDI9JAJY
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210720184732-4bb14d4b1be1/go.mod h1:kpwsk12EmLew5upagYY7GY0pfYCcupk39gWOCRROcvE=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 h1:feTTfFNnjP967rlCxM/I9g701jU+RN74YKx2mOkIeek=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 h1:xTNEAn+kxVO7dTZGu0CegyqKZmoWFI0rF8UxjlB2d28=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6/go.mod h1:2EnlNZ0deacrJVfApfmtdGgDfMuh/nq6Ok1EcJh5FfA=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 h1:vlS4z54oSdjm0bgjRigI+G1HpF+tI+9rE5LLzOg8HmY=
diff --git a/pkg/checks/checks.go b/pkg/checks/checks.go
index 9113ab7..ecf401b 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/checks.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/checks.go
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	versions "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
 
-func IsJobRunning(clientset kubernetes.Interface, logger logr.Logger, job *batchv1.Job, versionFn func() (int, int)) bool {
-	//
-	// status.ready is behind a feature gate 'JobReadyPods',
-	// which is present since 1.23, and enabled by default since Kubernetes 1.24.
-	// See: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/
-	//
-	major, minor := versionFn()
-	if major > 1 || major == 1 && minor >= 24 {
+// status.ready is behind a feature gate 'JobReadyPods',
+// which is present since 1.23, and enabled by default since Kubernetes 1.24.
+// See: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/
+var firstVersionWithJobReadyPods, _ = versions.NewVersion("v1.24")
+
+func IsJobRunning(clientset kubernetes.Interface, logger logr.Logger, job *batchv1.Job, versionFn func() *versions.Version) bool {
+	version := versionFn()
+	if version.GreaterThanOrEqual(firstVersionWithJobReadyPods) {
 		return job.Status.Ready != nil && *job.Status.Ready > 0
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/checks/checks_test.go b/pkg/checks/checks_test.go
index 8d0d00b..5cb8cf4 100644
--- a/pkg/checks/checks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/checks/checks_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	versions "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -49,11 +50,15 @@ func Test__IsPodRunning(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test__IsJobRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	// test for versions with JobReadyPods feature gate
-	versions := [][2]int{{1, 24}, {1, 25}, {1, 26}, {1, 27}, {1, 28}, {1, 29}, {1, 30}, {2, 0}}
+	vs := []string{"v1.24", "v1.24.17", "v1.24.17-eks-c12679a", "v1.25", "v1.26", "v1.27", "v1.28", "v1.29", "v1.30", "v2.0"}
 
-	for _, v := range versions {
-		versionFn := func() (int, int) { return v[0], v[1] }
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("v%d.%d, ready flag unset => false", v[0], v[1]), func(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, version := range vs {
+		versionFn := func() *versions.Version {
+			v, _ := versions.NewVersion(version)
+			return v
+		}
+
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s, ready flag unset => false", version), func(t *testing.T) {
 			clientset := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
 			ready := int32(0)
 			j := &batchv1.Job{
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ func Test__IsJobRunning(t *testing.T) {
 			require.False(t, IsJobRunning(clientset, klog.Background(), j, versionFn))
 		})
 
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("v%d.%d, ready flag set => true", v[0], v[1]), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s, ready flag set => true", version), func(t *testing.T) {
 			clientset := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
 			ready := int32(1)
 			j := &batchv1.Job{
@@ -79,12 +84,15 @@ func Test__IsJobRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// test for versions without JobReadyPods feature gate
-	versions = [][2]int{{1, 18}, {1, 19}, {1, 20}, {1, 21}, {1, 22}, {1, 23}}
+	vs = []string{"v1.18", "v1.19", "v1.20", "v1.21", "v1.22", "v1.23", "v1.23.17", "v1.23.17-eks-c12679a"}
 
-	for _, v := range versions {
-		versionFn := func() (int, int) { return v[0], v[1] }
+	for _, version := range vs {
+		versionFn := func() *versions.Version {
+			v, _ := versions.NewVersion(version)
+			return v
+		}
 
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("v%d.%d, pod does not exist => false", v[0], v[1]), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s, pod does not exist => false", version), func(t *testing.T) {
 			clientset := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
 			ready := int32(1)
 			j := &batchv1.Job{
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ func Test__IsJobRunning(t *testing.T) {
 			require.False(t, IsJobRunning(clientset, klog.Background(), j, versionFn))
 		})
 
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("v%d.%d, pending pod exists => false", v[0], v[1]), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s, pending pod exists => false", version), func(t *testing.T) {
 			jobName := "job1"
 			clientset := fake.NewSimpleClientset([]runtime.Object{
 				&corev1.Pod{
@@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ func Test__IsJobRunning(t *testing.T) {
 			require.False(t, IsJobRunning(clientset, klog.Background(), j, versionFn))
 		})
 
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("v%d.%d, running pod exists => true", v[0], v[1]), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s, running pod exists => true", version), func(t *testing.T) {
 			jobName := "job1"
 			clientset := fake.NewSimpleClientset([]runtime.Object{
 				&corev1.Pod{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job_scheduler.go b/pkg/controller/job_scheduler.go
index fd07714..acce1fa 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job_scheduler.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
+	versions "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	"github.com/renderedtext/agent-k8s-stack/pkg/agenttypes"
 	checks "github.com/renderedtext/agent-k8s-stack/pkg/checks"
 	"github.com/renderedtext/agent-k8s-stack/pkg/config"
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ type JobState struct {
 }
 
 type JobScheduler struct {
-	clientset              kubernetes.Interface
-	config                 *config.Config
-	current                map[string]*JobState
-	mu                     sync.Mutex
-	kubernetesMajorVersion int
-	kubernetesMinorVersion int
+	clientset         kubernetes.Interface
+	config            *config.Config
+	current           map[string]*JobState
+	mu                sync.Mutex
+	kubernetesVersion *versions.Version
 }
 
 func NewJobScheduler(clientset kubernetes.Interface, config *config.Config) (*JobScheduler, error) {
@@ -46,22 +45,17 @@ func NewJobScheduler(clientset kubernetes.Interface, config *config.Config) (*Jo
 	}
 
 	klog.InfoS("Kubernetes version", "version", version)
-	major, err := strconv.Atoi(version.Major)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
-	minor, err := strconv.Atoi(version.Minor)
+	v, err := versions.NewVersion(version.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &JobScheduler{
-		current:                map[string]*JobState{},
-		clientset:              clientset,
-		config:                 config,
-		kubernetesMajorVersion: major,
-		kubernetesMinorVersion: minor,
+		current:           map[string]*JobState{},
+		clientset:         clientset,
+		config:            config,
+		kubernetesVersion: v,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -306,11 +300,9 @@ func (s *JobScheduler) isJobRunning(logger logr.Logger, jobID string, job *batch
 		return true
 	}
 
-	running := checks.IsJobRunning(s.clientset, logger, job, func() (int, int) {
-		return s.kubernetesMajorVersion, s.kubernetesMinorVersion
+	return checks.IsJobRunning(s.clientset, logger, job, func() *versions.Version {
+		return s.kubernetesVersion
 	})
-
-	return running
 }
 
 func (s *JobScheduler) handleInProgress(logger logr.Logger, jobID string, job *batchv1.Job) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job_scheduler_test.go b/pkg/controller/job_scheduler_test.go
index f0a81be..9e7db35 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job_scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job_scheduler_test.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func newFakeClientset(t *testing.T, objects []runtime.Object) kubernetes.Interfa
 	fakeClientset := fake.NewSimpleClientset(objects...)
 	fakeDiscovery, ok := fakeClientset.Discovery().(*fakediscovery.FakeDiscovery)
 	require.True(t, ok)
-	fakeDiscovery.FakedServerVersion = &version.Info{Major: "1", Minor: "27"}
+	fakeDiscovery.FakedServerVersion = &version.Info{GitVersion: "v1.27.1"}
 	return fakeClientset
 }