diff --git a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
index 814ee8be47..1bb97047c0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ def __call_api(
         if _return_http_data_only:
             return (return_data)
         else:
-            return (return_data, response_data.status,
-                    response_data.getheaders())
+            return (return_data, response_data.status, response_data.headers)
 
     def sanitize_for_serialization(self, obj):
         """Builds a JSON POST object.
@@ -547,7 +546,7 @@ def __deserialize_file(self, response):
         os.close(fd)
         os.remove(path)
 
-        content_disposition = response.getheader("Content-Disposition")
+        content_disposition = response.headers.get("Content-Disposition")
         if content_disposition:
             filename = re.search(r'filename=[\'"]?([^\'"\s]+)[\'"]?',
                                  content_disposition).group(1)
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py b/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
index 51856fac2c..398d88a506 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__(self, status=None, reason=None, http_resp=None):
             self.status = http_resp.status
             self.reason = http_resp.reason
             self.body = http_resp.data
-            self.headers = http_resp.getheaders()
+            self.headers = http_resp.headers
         else:
             self.status = status
             self.reason = reason
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/rest.py b/kubernetes/client/rest.py
index bb97dfe3c7..d56c4bf047 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/rest.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/rest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import logging
 import re
 import ssl
+import warnings
 
 import certifi
 # python 2 and python 3 compatibility library
@@ -39,13 +40,18 @@ def __init__(self, resp):
         self.reason = resp.reason
         self.data = resp.data
 
-    def getheaders(self):
+    def headers(self):
         """Returns a dictionary of the response headers."""
-        return self.urllib3_response.getheaders()
+        return self.urllib3_response.headers
 
     def getheader(self, name, default=None):
         """Returns a given response header."""
-        return self.urllib3_response.getheader(name, default)
+        warnings.warn(
+            'RESTResponse.getheader() has been deprecated in favour of '
+            'RESTResponse.headers.get(name, default)',
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
+        return self.urllib3_response.headers.get(name, default)
 
 
 class RESTClientObject(object):
diff --git a/scripts/rest_urllib_3x.diff b/scripts/rest_urllib_3x.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..608ce18324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rest_urllib_3x.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+diff --git a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
+index 814ee8be4..1bb97047c 100644
+--- a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
++++ b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
+@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ class ApiClient(object):
+         if _return_http_data_only:
+             return (return_data)
+         else:
+-            return (return_data, response_data.status,
+-                    response_data.getheaders())
++            return (return_data, response_data.status, response_data.headers)
+ 
+     def sanitize_for_serialization(self, obj):
+         """Builds a JSON POST object.
+@@ -547,7 +546,7 @@ class ApiClient(object):
+         os.close(fd)
+         os.remove(path)
+ 
+-        content_disposition = response.getheader("Content-Disposition")
++        content_disposition = response.headers.get("Content-Disposition")
+         if content_disposition:
+             filename = re.search(r'filename=[\'"]?([^\'"\s]+)[\'"]?',
+                                  content_disposition).group(1)
+diff --git a/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py b/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
+index 51856fac2..398d88a50 100644
+--- a/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
++++ b/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
+@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ApiException(OpenApiException):
+             self.status = http_resp.status
+             self.reason = http_resp.reason
+             self.body = http_resp.data
+-            self.headers = http_resp.getheaders()
++            self.headers = http_resp.headers
+         else:
+             self.status = status
+             self.reason = reason
+diff --git a/kubernetes/client/rest.py b/kubernetes/client/rest.py
+index bb97dfe3c..d56c4bf04 100644
+--- a/kubernetes/client/rest.py
++++ b/kubernetes/client/rest.py
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import json
+ import logging
+ import re
+ import ssl
++import warnings
+ 
+ import certifi
+ # python 2 and python 3 compatibility library
+@@ -39,13 +40,18 @@ class RESTResponse(io.IOBase):
+         self.reason = resp.reason
+         self.data = resp.data
+ 
+-    def getheaders(self):
++    def headers(self):
+         """Returns a dictionary of the response headers."""
+-        return self.urllib3_response.getheaders()
++        return self.urllib3_response.headers
+ 
+     def getheader(self, name, default=None):
+         """Returns a given response header."""
+-        return self.urllib3_response.getheader(name, default)
++        warnings.warn(
++            'RESTResponse.getheader() has been deprecated in favour of '
++            'RESTResponse.headers.get(name, default)',
++            DeprecationWarning,
++        )
++        return self.urllib3_response.headers.get(name, default)
+ 
+ 
+ class RESTClientObject(object):
diff --git a/scripts/rest_urllib_headers.diff b/scripts/rest_urllib_headers.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 5898e65b25..0000000000
--- a/scripts/rest_urllib_headers.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py b/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
-index c7c152b5..1e23d80a 100644
---- a/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
-+++ b/kubernetes/client/exceptions.py
-@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ApiException(OpenApiException):
-             self.status = http_resp.status
-             self.reason = http_resp.reason
-             self.body = http_resp.data
--            self.headers = http_resp.getheaders()
-+            self.headers = http_resp.headers
-         else:
-             self.status = status
-             self.reason = reason
diff --git a/scripts/update-client.sh b/scripts/update-client.sh
index 2b0ce7be1a..f2c14337a6 100755
--- a/scripts/update-client.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-client.sh
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ git apply "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/rest_client_patch.diff"
 # once we upgrade to a version of swagger-codegen that includes it (version>= 6.6.0).
 # See https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/pull/15283
 git apply "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/rest_sni_patch.diff"
-# The following is commented out due to:
-# AttributeError: 'RESTResponse' object has no attribute 'headers'
-# OpenAPI client generator prior to 6.4.0 uses deprecated urllib3 APIs.
-# git apply "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/rest_urllib_headers.diff"
+# This patch removes use of deprecated functionality in urllib 3.x. Once again,
+# this won't be necessary once we bump swagger-codegen.
+git apply "${SCRIPT_ROOT}/rest_urllib_3x.diff"
 
 echo ">>> generating docs..."
 pushd "${DOC_ROOT}" > /dev/null