diff --git a/istio-configuration/configure-istio.sh b/istio-configuration/configure-istio.sh
index a3185f1..66257ec 100755
--- a/istio-configuration/configure-istio.sh
+++ b/istio-configuration/configure-istio.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fi
 echo "External IP for istio-ingressgateway is ${INGRESS_IP}, creating configmaps..."
 
 K8S_VERSION=$(kubectl version -ojson)
-K8S_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo "$K8S_VERSION" | jq -r .serverVersion.minor)
+K8S_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo "$K8S_VERSION" | grep 'minor' | tail -1 | sed 's/^.*: //' | sed 's/^"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
 
 if [[ "$K8S_VERSION_MINOR" < "19" ]]
 then
diff --git a/quickstart/expose-keptn.sh b/quickstart/expose-keptn.sh
index 5f63ef4..4745679 100755
--- a/quickstart/expose-keptn.sh
+++ b/quickstart/expose-keptn.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ SLEEP_TIME=5
 print_headline "Configuring Ingress for your local installation"
 
 K8S_VERSION=$(kubectl version -ojson)
-K8S_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo "$K8S_VERSION" | jq -r .serverVersion.minor)
+K8S_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo "$K8S_VERSION" | grep 'minor' | tail -1 | sed 's/^.*: //' | sed 's/^"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
 
 if [[ "$K8S_VERSION_MINOR" < "19" ]]
 then
diff --git a/quickstart/multistage-delivery.sh b/quickstart/multistage-delivery.sh
index 087838b..2b347a4 100755
--- a/quickstart/multistage-delivery.sh
+++ b/quickstart/multistage-delivery.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ helm install prometheus prometheus-community/prometheus --namespace monitoring -
 verify_test_step $? "Install prometheus failed"
 
 K8S_VERSION=$(kubectl version -ojson)
-K8S_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo "$K8S_VERSION" | jq -r .serverVersion.minor)
+K8S_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo "$K8S_VERSION" | grep 'minor' | tail -1 | sed 's/^.*: //' | sed 's/^"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
 
 if [[ "$K8S_VERSION_MINOR" < "19" ]]
 then