diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go
index 336f3e19fea..11d4a043565 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod.go
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ func BuildAutoscalerContainer(autoscalerImage string) v1.Container {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				Name:  "KUBERAY_CRD_VER",
+				Value: "v1",
+			},
 		},
 		Command: []string{
 			"ray",
diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go
index f868749e3b8..c7d033a0827 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/common/pod_test.go
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ var autoscalerContainer = v1.Container{
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "KUBERAY_CRD_VER",
+			Value: "v1",
+		},
 	},
 	Command: []string{
 		"ray",