CircleCI message "error: exec plugin: invalid apiVersion "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1" – Nginx

I am facing an error while deploying deployment in CircleCI. Please find the configuration file below.

When running the kubectl CLI, we got an error between kubectl and the EKS tool of the aws-cli.

version: 2.1
orbs:
  aws-ecr: circleci/[email protected]
  docker: circleci/[email protected]
  rollbar: rollbar/[email protected]
  kubernetes: circleci/[email protected]
  deploy:
    version: 2.1
    orbs:
      aws-eks: circleci/[email protected]
      kubernetes: circleci/[email protected]
    executors:
      default:
        description: |
          The version of the circleci/buildpack-deps Docker container to use
          when running commands.
        parameters:
          buildpack-tag:
            type: string
            default: buster
        docker:
          - image: circleci/buildpack-deps:<<parameters.buildpack-tag>>
    description: |
      A collection of tools to deploy changes to AWS EKS in a declarative
      manner where all changes to templates are checked into version control
      before applying them to an EKS cluster.
    commands:
      setup:
        description: |
          Install the gettext-base package into the executor to be able to run
          envsubst for replacing values in template files.
          This command is a prerequisite for all other commands and should not
          have to be run manually.
        parameters:
          cluster-name:
            default: ''
            description: Name of the EKS Cluster.
            type: string
          aws-region:
            default: 'eu-central-1'
            description: Region where the EKS Cluster is located.
            type: string
          git-user-email:
            default: "[email protected]"
            description: Email of the git user to use for making commits
            type: string
          git-user-name:
            default: "CircleCI Deploy Orb"
            description:  Name of the git user to use for making commits
            type: string
        steps:
          - run:
              name: install gettext-base
              command: |
                if which envsubst > /dev/null; then
                  echo "envsubst is already installed"
                  exit 0
                fi
                sudo apt-get update
                sudo apt-get install -y gettext-base
          - run:
              name: Setup GitHub access
              command: |
                mkdir -p ~/.ssh
                echo 'github.com ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAq2A7hRGmdnm9tUDbO9IDSwBK6TbQa+PXYPCPy6rbTrTtw7PHkccKrpp0yVhp5HdEIcKr6pLlVDBfOLX9QUsyCOV0wzfjIJNlGEYsdlLJizHhbn2mUjvSAHQqZETYP81eFzLQNnPHt4EVVUh7VfDESU84KezmD5QlWpXLmvU31/yMf+Se8xhHTvKSCZIFImWwoG6mbUoWf9nzpIoaSjB+weqqUUmpaaasXVal72J+UX2B+2RPW3RcT0eOzQgqlJL3RKrTJvdsjE3JEAvGq3lGHSZXy28G3skua2SmVi/w4yCE6gbODqnTWlg7+wC604ydGXA8VJiS5ap43JXiUFFAaQ==' >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
                git config --global user.email "<< parameters.git-user-email >>"
                git config --global user.name "<< parameters.git-user-name >>"
          - aws-eks/update-kubeconfig-with-authenticator:
              aws-region: << parameters.aws-region >>
              cluster-name: << parameters.cluster-name >>
              install-kubectl: true
              authenticator-release-tag: v0.5.1
      update-image:
        description: |
          Generates template files with the specified version tag for the image
          to be updated and subsequently applies that template after checking it
          back into version control.
        parameters:
          cluster-name:
            default: ''
            description: Name of the EKS Cluster.
            type: string
          aws-region:
            default: 'eu-central-1'
            description: Region where the EKS Cluster is located.
            type: string
          image-tag:
            default: ''
            description: |
              The tag of the image, defaults to the  value of `CIRCLE_SHA1`
              if not provided.
            type: string
          replicas:
            default: 3
            description: |
              The replica count for the deployment.
            type: integer
          environment:
            default: 'production'
            description: |
              The environment/stage where the template will be applied. Defaults
              to `production`.
            type: string
          template-file-path:
            default: ''
            description: |
              The path to the source template which contains the placeholders
              for the image-tag.
            type: string
          resource-name:
            default: ''
            description: |
              Resource name in the format TYPE/NAME e.g. deployment/nginx.
            type: string
          template-repository:
            default: ''
            description: |
              The fullpath to the repository where templates reside. Write
              access is required to commit generated templates.
            type: string
          template-folder:
            default: 'templates'
            description: |
              The name of the folder where the template-repository is cloned to.
            type: string
          placeholder-name:
            default: IMAGE_TAG
            description: |
              The name of the placeholder environment variable that is to be
              substituted with the image-tag parameter.
            type: string
          cluster-namespace:
            default: sayway
            description: |
              Namespace within the EKS Cluster.
            type: string
        steps:
          - setup:
              aws-region: << parameters.aws-region >>
              cluster-name: << parameters.cluster-name >>
              git-user-email: [email protected]
              git-user-name: deploy
          - run:
              name: pull template repository
              command: |
                [ "$(ls -A << parameters.template-folder >>)" ] && 
                  cd << parameters.template-folder >> && git pull --force && cd ..
                [ "$(ls -A << parameters.template-folder >>)" ] || 
                  git clone << parameters.template-repository >> << parameters.template-folder >>
          - run:
              name: generate and commit template files
              command: |
                cd << parameters.template-folder >>
                IMAGE_TAG="<< parameters.image-tag >>"
                ./bin/generate.sh --file << parameters.template-file-path >> 
                  --stage << parameters.environment >> 
                  --commit-message "Update << parameters.template-file-path >> for << parameters.environment >> with tag ${IMAGE_TAG:-$CIRCLE_SHA1}" 
                  << parameters.placeholder-name >>="${IMAGE_TAG:-$CIRCLE_SHA1}" 
                  REPLICAS=<< parameters.replicas >>
          - kubernetes/create-or-update-resource:
              get-rollout-status: true
              namespace: << parameters.cluster-namespace >>
              resource-file-path: << parameters.template-folder >>/<< parameters.environment >>/<< parameters.template-file-path >>
              resource-name: << parameters.resource-name >>
jobs:
  test:
    working_directory: ~/say-way/core
    parallelism: 1
    shell: /bin/bash --login
    environment:
      CIRCLE_ARTIFACTS: /tmp/circleci-artifacts
      CIRCLE_TEST_REPORTS: /tmp/circleci-test-results
      KONFIG_CITUS__HOST: localhost
      KONFIG_CITUS__USER: postgres
      KONFIG_CITUS__DATABASE: sayway_test
      KONFIG_CITUS__PASSWORD: ""
      KONFIG_SPEC_REPORTER: true
    docker:
    - image: 567567013174.dkr.ecr.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/core-ci:test-latest
      aws_auth:
        aws_access_key_id: $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID_STAGING
        aws_secret_access_key: $AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_STAGING
    - image: circleci/redis
    - image: rabbitmq:3.7.7
    - image: circleci/mongo:4.2
    - image: circleci/postgres:10.5-alpine
    steps:
    - checkout
    - run: mkdir -p $CIRCLE_ARTIFACTS $CIRCLE_TEST_REPORTS
    # This is based on your 1.0 configuration file or project settings
    - restore_cache:
        keys:
        - v1-dep-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}-
        # any recent Gemfile.lock
        - v1-dep-
    - run:
        name: install correct bundler version
        command: |
          export BUNDLER_VERSION="$(grep -A1 'BUNDLED WITH' Gemfile.lock | tail -n1 | tr -d ' ')"
          echo "export BUNDLER_VERSION=$BUNDLER_VERSION" >> $BASH_ENV
          gem install bundler --version $BUNDLER_VERSION
    - run: 'bundle check --path=vendor/bundle || bundle install --path=vendor/bundle --jobs=4 --retry=3'
    - run:
        name: copy test.yml.sample to test.yml
        command: cp config/test.yml.sample config/test.yml
    - run:
        name: Precompile and clean assets
        command: bundle exec rake assets:precompile assets:clean
    # Save dependency cache
    - save_cache:
        key: v1-dep-{{ checksum "Gemfile.lock" }}-{{ epoch }}
        paths:
        - vendor/bundle
        - public/assets
    - run:
        name: Audit bundle for known security vulnerabilities
        command: bundle exec bundle-audit check --update
    - run:
        name: Setup Database
        command: bundle exec ruby ~/sayway/setup_test_db.rb
    - run:
        name: Migrate Database
        command: bundle exec rake db:citus:migrate
    - run:
        name: Run tests
        command: bundle exec rails test -f
    # By default, running "rails test" won't run system tests.
    - run:
        name: Run system tests
        command: bundle exec rails test:system
    # Save test results
    - store_test_results:
        path: /tmp/circleci-test-results
    # Save artifacts
    - store_artifacts:
        path: /tmp/circleci-artifacts
    - store_artifacts:
        path: /tmp/circleci-test-results
  build-and-push-image:
    working_directory: ~/say-way/
    parallelism: 1
    shell: /bin/bash --login
    executor: aws-ecr/default
    steps:
      - checkout
      - run:
          name: Pull latest core images for cache
          command: |
            $(aws ecr get-login --no-include-email --region $AWS_REGION)
            docker pull "${AWS_ECR_ACCOUNT_URL}/core:latest"
      - docker/build:
          image: core
          registry: "${AWS_ECR_ACCOUNT_URL}"
          tag: "latest,${CIRCLE_SHA1}"
          cache_from: "${AWS_ECR_ACCOUNT_URL}/core:latest"
      - aws-ecr/push-image:
          repo: core
          tag: "latest,${CIRCLE_SHA1}"
  deploy-production:
    working_directory: ~/say-way/
    parallelism: 1
    shell: /bin/bash --login
    executor: deploy/default
    steps:
      - kubernetes/install-kubectl:
          kubectl-version: v1.22.0
      - rollbar/notify_deploy_started:
          environment: report
      - deploy/update-image:
          resource-name: deployment/core-web
          template-file-path: core-web-pod.yml
          cluster-name: report
          environment: report
          template-repository: [email protected]:say-way/sw-k8s.git
          replicas: 3
      - deploy/update-image:
          resource-name: deployment/core-worker
          template-file-path: core-worker-pod.yml
          cluster-name: report
          environment: report
          template-repository: [email protected]:say-way/sw-k8s.git
          replicas: 4
      - deploy/update-image:
          resource-name: deployment/core-worker-batch
          template-file-path: core-worker-batch-pod.yml
          cluster-name: report
          environment: report
          template-repository: [email protected]:say-way/sw-k8s.git
          replicas: 1
      - rollbar/notify_deploy_finished:
          deploy_id: "${ROLLBAR_DEPLOY_ID}"
          status: succeeded
  deploy-demo:
    working_directory: ~/say-way/
    parallelism: 1
    shell: /bin/bash --login
    executor: deploy/default
    steps:
      - kubernetes/install-kubectl:
          kubectl-version: v1.22.0
      - rollbar/notify_deploy_started:
          environment: demo
      - deploy/update-image:
          resource-name: deployment/core-web
          template-file-path: core-web-pod.yml
          cluster-name: demo
          environment: demo
          template-repository: [email protected]:say-way/sw-k8s.git
          replicas: 2
      - deploy/update-image:
          resource-name: deployment/core-worker
          template-file-path: core-worker-pod.yml
          cluster-name: demo
          environment: demo
          template-repository: [email protected]:say-way/sw-k8s.git
          replicas: 1
      - deploy/update-image:
          resource-name: deployment/core-worker-batch
          template-file-path: core-worker-batch-pod.yml
          cluster-name: demo
          environment: demo
          template-repository: [email protected]:say-way/sw-k8s.git
          replicas: 1
      - rollbar/notify_deploy_finished:
          deploy_id: "${ROLLBAR_DEPLOY_ID}"
          status: succeeded
workflows:
  version: 2.1
  build-n-test:
    jobs:
      - test:
          filters:
            branches:
              ignore: master
  build-approve-deploy:
    jobs:
      - build-and-push-image:
          context: Core
          filters:
            branches:
              only: master
      - approve-report-deploy:
          type: approval
          requires:
            - build-and-push-image
      - approve-demo-deploy:
          type: approval
          requires:
            - build-and-push-image
      - deploy-production:
          context: Core
          requires:
            - approve-report-deploy
      - deploy-demo:
          context: Core
          requires:
            - approve-demo-deploy