[eks] [request]: aws eks get-token incompatible with kubectl >= 1.24

[sylr]

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EKS

Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?

$ kubectl get nodes
error: exec plugin: invalid apiVersion "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1"

Are you currently working around this issue?

Downgrade kubectl to 1.23.x

[sylr]

aws/aws-cli#6916

[micahhausler]

This is resolved in the AWS CLI 1.24.0. You will need to run aws eks update-kubeconfig --name $CLUSTER or manually update the API version from client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1 to client.authentication.k8s.io/v1beta1 in your ~/.kube/config or $KUBECONFIG.