diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec998fb0e..33259cc38 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ clean-env: ## Remove conda env
 lint: ## Check code style
 	@pip install -q -e ".[lint]"
 	@pip install -q pipx
-	ruff .
+	ruff check .
 	black --check --diff --color .
 	mdformat --check *.md
 	pipx run 'validate-pyproject[all]' pyproject.toml
diff --git a/enterprise_gateway/services/processproxies/k8s.py b/enterprise_gateway/services/processproxies/k8s.py
index 00e6bf170..2d064e0da 100644
--- a/enterprise_gateway/services/processproxies/k8s.py
+++ b/enterprise_gateway/services/processproxies/k8s.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import re
 from typing import Any
 
+import kubernetes
 import urllib3
 from jinja2 import BaseLoader, Environment
 from kubernetes import client, config
@@ -34,6 +35,26 @@
 config.load_incluster_config()
 
 
+def get_subject_class():
+    """
+    Returns the appropriate Subject class based on the kubernetes client version.
+
+    In kubernetes-client, V1Subject was renamed to RbacV1Subject.
+    This function returns the appropriate class based on the installed version.
+    """
+    # Check if V1Subject exists in the client
+    if hasattr(client, 'V1Subject'):
+        logging.debug(
+            "Using client.V1Subject for Kubernetes client version: %s", kubernetes.__version__
+        )
+        return client.V1Subject
+    # Fall back to RbacV1Subject for older versions
+    logging.debug(
+        "Using client.RbacV1Subject for Kubernetes client version: %s", kubernetes.__version__
+    )
+    return client.RbacV1Subject
+
+
 class KubernetesProcessProxy(ContainerProcessProxy):
     """
     Kernel lifecycle management for Kubernetes kernels.
@@ -349,7 +370,9 @@ def _create_role_binding(self, namespace: str, service_account_name: str) -> Non
         binding_role_ref = client.V1RoleRef(
             api_group="", kind="ClusterRole", name=kernel_cluster_role
         )
-        binding_subjects = client.V1Subject(
+        # Use the appropriate Subject class based on kubernetes client version
+        SubjectClass = get_subject_class()
+        binding_subjects = SubjectClass(
             api_group="", kind="ServiceAccount", name=service_account_name, namespace=namespace
         )