diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl b/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl
index f302bc5a621a3..a0c7644b0d75d 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -540,11 +540,16 @@ Memcached Exporter Docker image
 {{- include "loki.image" $dict -}}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/* Allow KubeVersion to be overridden. */}}
+{{- define "loki.kubeVersion" -}}
+  {{- default .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version .Values.kubeVersionOverride -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Return the appropriate apiVersion for ingress.
 */}}
 {{- define "loki.ingress.apiVersion" -}}
-  {{- if and (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "networking.k8s.io/v1") (semverCompare ">= 1.19-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) -}}
+  {{- if and (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "networking.k8s.io/v1") (semverCompare ">= 1.19-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) -}}
       {{- print "networking.k8s.io/v1" -}}
   {{- else if .Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "networking.k8s.io/v1beta1" -}}
     {{- print "networking.k8s.io/v1beta1" -}}
@@ -564,14 +569,14 @@ Return if ingress is stable.
 Return if ingress supports ingressClassName.
 */}}
 {{- define "loki.ingress.supportsIngressClassName" -}}
-  {{- or (eq (include "loki.ingress.isStable" .) "true") (and (eq (include "loki.ingress.apiVersion" .) "networking.k8s.io/v1beta1") (semverCompare ">= 1.18-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version)) -}}
+  {{- or (eq (include "loki.ingress.isStable" .) "true") (and (eq (include "loki.ingress.apiVersion" .) "networking.k8s.io/v1beta1") (semverCompare ">= 1.18-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .))) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
 Return if ingress supports pathType.
 */}}
 {{- define "loki.ingress.supportsPathType" -}}
-  {{- or (eq (include "loki.ingress.isStable" .) "true") (and (eq (include "loki.ingress.apiVersion" .) "networking.k8s.io/v1beta1") (semverCompare ">= 1.18-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version)) -}}
+  {{- or (eq (include "loki.ingress.isStable" .) "true") (and (eq (include "loki.ingress.apiVersion" .) "networking.k8s.io/v1beta1") (semverCompare ">= 1.18-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .))) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
@@ -986,7 +991,7 @@ http {
 
 {{/* Configure enableServiceLinks in pod */}}
 {{- define "loki.enableServiceLinks" -}}
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.13-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version -}}
+{{- if semverCompare ">=1.13-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .) -}}
 {{- if or (.Values.loki.enableServiceLinks) (ne .Values.loki.enableServiceLinks false) -}}
 enableServiceLinks: true
 {{- else -}}
@@ -1086,7 +1091,7 @@ checksum/config: {{ include (print .Template.BasePath "/config.yaml") . | sha256
 Return the appropriate apiVersion for PodDisruptionBudget.
 */}}
 {{- define "loki.pdb.apiVersion" -}}
-  {{- if and (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "policy/v1") (semverCompare ">=1.21-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) -}}
+  {{- if and (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "policy/v1") (semverCompare ">=1.21-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) -}}
     {{- print "policy/v1" -}}
   {{- else -}}
     {{- print "policy/v1beta1" -}}
@@ -1108,7 +1113,7 @@ Return the object store type for use with the test schema.
 Return the appropriate apiVersion for HorizontalPodAutoscaler.
 */}}
 {{- define "loki.hpa.apiVersion" -}}
-  {{- if and (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "autoscaling/v2") (semverCompare ">= 1.19-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) -}}
+  {{- if and (.Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "autoscaling/v2") (semverCompare ">= 1.19-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) -}}
       {{- print "autoscaling/v2" -}}
   {{- else if .Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "autoscaling/v2beta2" -}}
     {{- print "autoscaling/v2beta2" -}}
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/backend/statefulset-backend.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/backend/statefulset-backend.yaml
index 534190d4a4533..c20ce9f9a0552 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/backend/statefulset-backend.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/backend/statefulset-backend.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.backendFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.backend.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC) (.Values.backend.persistence.volumeClaimsEnabled) }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.backend.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC) (.Values.backend.persistence.volumeClaimsEnabled) }}
   {{/*
     Data on the backend nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-gateway/statefulset-bloom-gateway.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-gateway/statefulset-bloom-gateway.yaml
index 7e97b8e93ece8..747642b227909 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-gateway/statefulset-bloom-gateway.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-gateway/statefulset-bloom-gateway.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.bloomGatewayFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.bloomGateway.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.bloomGateway.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
     whenDeleted: {{ .Values.bloomGateway.persistence.whenDeleted }}
     whenScaled: {{ .Values.bloomGateway.persistence.whenScaled }}
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-planner/statefulset-bloom-planner.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-planner/statefulset-bloom-planner.yaml
index 8406542dabaa4..d134af39e92c7 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-planner/statefulset-bloom-planner.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/bloom-planner/statefulset-bloom-planner.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.bloomPlannerFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.bloomPlanner.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.bloomPlanner.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
     whenDeleted: {{ .Values.bloomPlanner.persistence.whenDeleted }}
     whenScaled: {{ .Values.bloomPlanner.persistence.whenScaled }}
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/compactor/statefulset-compactor.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/compactor/statefulset-compactor.yaml
index 98fab0affc32f..944ac425bf5ad 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/compactor/statefulset-compactor.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/compactor/statefulset-compactor.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.compactorFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.compactor.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.compactor.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
     whenDeleted: {{ .Values.compactor.persistence.whenDeleted }}
     whenScaled: {{ .Values.compactor.persistence.whenScaled }}
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/index-gateway/statefulset-index-gateway.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/index-gateway/statefulset-index-gateway.yaml
index 5797185ef0520..f01f522255fc4 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/index-gateway/statefulset-index-gateway.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/index-gateway/statefulset-index-gateway.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.indexGatewayFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.indexGateway.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.indexGateway.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   {{/*
     Data on the read nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-a.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-a.yaml
index 13c7018e53e21..f9ac518f23af8 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-a.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-a.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
   podManagementPolicy: Parallel
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.ingesterFullname" . }}-zone-a
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   {{/*
     Data on the read nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-b.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-b.yaml
index 3af81ae6477ef..deff9bb833db9 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-b.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-b.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
   podManagementPolicy: Parallel
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.ingesterFullname" . }}-zone-b
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   {{/*
     Data on the read nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-c.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-c.yaml
index 30393fa4d2cae..b3c9034ab0aba 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-c.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester-zone-c.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
   podManagementPolicy: Parallel
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.ingesterFullname" . }}-zone-c
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   {{/*
     Data on the read nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester.yaml
index 9f3368a4b83e9..ed66b44df3721 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/ingester/statefulset-ingester.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.ingesterFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.ingester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   {{/*
     Data on the read nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/pattern-ingester/statefulset-pattern-ingester.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/pattern-ingester/statefulset-pattern-ingester.yaml
index 4666dd6197b87..12cced5cb967b 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/pattern-ingester/statefulset-pattern-ingester.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/pattern-ingester/statefulset-pattern-ingester.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.patternIngesterFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.patternIngester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.patternIngester.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
     whenDeleted: {{ .Values.patternIngester.persistence.whenDeleted }}
     whenScaled: {{ .Values.patternIngester.persistence.whenScaled }}
@@ -176,4 +176,4 @@ spec:
   {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml
index 7696d90e65bd6..9d4213b174588 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ printf "%s-headless" (include "loki.readFullname" .) }}
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.read.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.read.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   {{/*
     Data on the read nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/single-binary/statefulset.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/single-binary/statefulset.yaml
index 5e28902e5677f..4acd406b9cfa5 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/single-binary/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/single-binary/statefulset.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.singleBinaryFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.singleBinary.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC) (.Values.singleBinary.persistence.enabled) }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.singleBinary.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC) (.Values.singleBinary.persistence.enabled) }}
   {{/*
     Data on the singleBinary nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/write/statefulset-write.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/write/statefulset-write.yaml
index 75605c27c26cb..4d6183b291c13 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/write/statefulset-write.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/write/statefulset-write.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ include "loki.writeFullname" . }}-headless
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.write.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC) (.Values.write.persistence.volumeClaimsEnabled) }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" (include "loki.kubeVersion" .)) (.Values.write.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC) (.Values.write.persistence.volumeClaimsEnabled) }}
   {{/*
     Data on the write nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/values.yaml b/production/helm/loki/values.yaml
index 3185f780ccd29..dafc18ad5bd08 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/values.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/values.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# -- Overrides the version used to determine compatibility of resources with the target Kubernetes cluster.
+# This is useful when using `helm template`, because then helm will use the client version of kubectl as the Kubernetes version,
+# which may or may not match your cluster's server version. Example: 'v1.24.4'. Set to null to use the version that helm
+# devises.
+kubeVersionOverride: null
+
 global:
   image:
     # -- Overrides the Docker registry globally for all images