diff --git a/acct-mgt/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml b/acct-mgt/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml
index ca2b8a44..7a8cc75f 100644
--- a/acct-mgt/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/acct-mgt/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ namespace: acct-mgt
 resources:
   - ../../base
   - externalsecret.yaml
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - patches/configmap_patch.yaml
-  - patches/deployment_patch.yaml
+patches:
+  - path: patches/configmap_patch.yaml
+  - path: patches/deployment_patch.yaml
diff --git a/dex/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml b/dex/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
index 0f416d51..56ad9917 100644
--- a/dex/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/dex/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ namespace: dex
 resources:
   - ../../base
   - configmaps
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - externalsecrets/dex-clients_patch.yaml
+patches:
+  - path: externalsecrets/dex-clients_patch.yaml
diff --git a/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml b/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
index 345bbc5f..b42043c1 100644
--- a/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - externalsecrets/openshift-logging-lokistack-gateway-bearer-token_patch.yaml
+patches:
+  - path: externalsecrets/openshift-logging-lokistack-gateway-bearer-token_patch.yaml
diff --git a/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml b/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml
index 42d630b8..5c262d29 100644
--- a/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/logging/overlays/nerc-ocp-prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - externalsecrets/openshift-logging-lokistack-gateway-bearer-token_patch.yaml
-  - clusterlogforwarders/instance_patch.yaml
+patches:
+  - path: externalsecrets/openshift-logging-lokistack-gateway-bearer-token_patch.yaml
+  - path: clusterlogforwarders/instance_patch.yaml
diff --git a/loki/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml b/loki/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
index 2126275d..ea2d942d 100644
--- a/loki/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/loki/overlays/nerc-ocp-infra/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ kind: Kustomization
 resources:
 - ../../base
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - externalsecrets/loki-thanos-object-storage_patch.yaml
+patches:
+  - path: externalsecrets/loki-thanos-object-storage_patch.yaml