diff --git a/images/webhooks/src/handlers/nscValidator.go b/images/webhooks/src/handlers/nscValidator.go
index dbcb208a..85cdbc26 100644
--- a/images/webhooks/src/handlers/nscValidator.go
+++ b/images/webhooks/src/handlers/nscValidator.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func NSCValidate(ctx context.Context, arReview *model.AdmissionReview, obj metav
 				"settings": map[string]interface{}{
 					"v3support": true,
 				},
-				"version": "1",
+				"version": 1,
 			},
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func NSCValidate(ctx context.Context, arReview *model.AdmissionReview, obj metav
 				"settings": map[string]interface{}{
 					"v3support": false,
 				},
-				"version": "1",
+				"version": 1,
 			},
 		})
 		if err != nil {