diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0fb9d83185..1ce020cbbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.18.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
         sudo install kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-        kubectl version
+        kubectl version --client=true
     - name: Docker Info
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.18.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
         sudo install kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-        kubectl version
+        kubectl version --client=true
     - name: Install lz4
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.18.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
         sudo install kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-        kubectl version
+        kubectl version --client=true
     # conntrack is required for kubernetes 1.18 and higher
     # socat is required for kubectl port forward which is used in some tests such as validateHelmTillerAddon
     - name: Install tools for none
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.18.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
         sudo install kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-        kubectl version
+        kubectl version --client=true
     # conntrack is required for kubernetes 1.18 and higher
     # socat is required for kubectl port forward which is used in some tests such as validateHelmTillerAddon
     - name: Install tools for none
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.18.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
           sudo install kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
-          kubectl version
+          kubectl version --client=true
       - name: Install podman
         shell: bash
         run: |