diff --git a/kubernetes/client/api/custom_objects_api.py b/kubernetes/client/api/custom_objects_api.py
index 98093d7b3d..fbcf8eec95 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/api/custom_objects_api.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/api/custom_objects_api.py
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ def patch_cluster_custom_object_with_http_info(self, group, version, plural, nam
 
         # HTTP header `Content-Type`
         header_params['Content-Type'] = self.api_client.select_header_content_type(  # noqa: E501
-            ['application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
+            ['application/json-patch+json' if isinstance(body, list) else 'application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
 
         # Authentication setting
         auth_settings = ['BearerToken']  # noqa: E501
@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ def patch_cluster_custom_object_scale_with_http_info(self, group, version, plura
 
         # HTTP header `Content-Type`
         header_params['Content-Type'] = self.api_client.select_header_content_type(  # noqa: E501
-            ['application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
+            ['application/json-patch+json' if isinstance(body, list) else 'application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
 
         # Authentication setting
         auth_settings = ['BearerToken']  # noqa: E501
@@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ def patch_cluster_custom_object_status_with_http_info(self, group, version, plur
 
         # HTTP header `Content-Type`
         header_params['Content-Type'] = self.api_client.select_header_content_type(  # noqa: E501
-            ['application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
+            ['application/json-patch+json' if isinstance(body, list) else 'application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
 
         # Authentication setting
         auth_settings = ['BearerToken']  # noqa: E501
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ def patch_namespaced_custom_object_with_http_info(self, group, version, namespac
 
         # HTTP header `Content-Type`
         header_params['Content-Type'] = self.api_client.select_header_content_type(  # noqa: E501
-            ['application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
+            ['application/json-patch+json' if isinstance(body, list) else 'application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
 
         # Authentication setting
         auth_settings = ['BearerToken']  # noqa: E501
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ def patch_namespaced_custom_object_scale_with_http_info(self, group, version, na
 
         # HTTP header `Content-Type`
         header_params['Content-Type'] = self.api_client.select_header_content_type(  # noqa: E501
-            ['application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
+            ['application/json-patch+json' if isinstance(body, list) else 'application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
 
         # Authentication setting
         auth_settings = ['BearerToken']  # noqa: E501
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@ def patch_namespaced_custom_object_status_with_http_info(self, group, version, n
 
         # HTTP header `Content-Type`
         header_params['Content-Type'] = self.api_client.select_header_content_type(  # noqa: E501
-            ['application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
+            ['application/json-patch+json' if isinstance(body, list) else 'application/merge-patch+json'])  # noqa: E501
 
         # Authentication setting
         auth_settings = ['BearerToken']  # noqa: E501