diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 6ca30a27198..42f02a2db9f 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -3667,7 +3667,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "6"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "7"]
     ],
-    "public/app/features/dashboard/api/v0.ts:5381": [
+    "public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
     ],
     "public/app/features/dashboard/components/AddLibraryPanelWidget/AddLibraryPanelWidget.tsx:5381": [
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/ResponseTransformers.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/ResponseTransformers.ts
index 4c25f8d44a7..b57465de211 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/ResponseTransformers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/ResponseTransformers.ts
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ export function ensureV2Response(
 export function ensureV1Response(
   dashboard: DashboardDTO | DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardV2Spec> | DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardDataDTO>
 ): DashboardDTO {
-  // if dashboard is not on v0 schema or v2 schema, return as is
+  // if dashboard is not on v1 schema or v2 schema, return as is
   if (!isDashboardResource(dashboard)) {
     return dashboard;
   }
 
   const spec = dashboard.spec;
-  // if dashboard is on v0 schema
+  // if dashboard is on v1 schema
   if (isDashboardV0Spec(spec)) {
     return {
       meta: {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.test.ts
index ce234f47ae6..113158bb057 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { config } from '@grafana/runtime';
 
 import { getDashboardAPI, setDashboardAPI } from './dashboard_api';
 import { LegacyDashboardAPI } from './legacy';
-import { K8sDashboardAPI } from './v0';
+import { K8sDashboardAPI } from './v1';
 import { K8sDashboardV2API } from './v2';
 
 describe('DashboardApi', () => {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('DashboardApi', () => {
       expect(getDashboardAPI()).toBeInstanceOf(LegacyDashboardAPI);
     });
 
-    it('should use v0 api when and kubernetesDashboards toggle is enabled', () => {
+    it('should use v1 api when and kubernetesDashboards toggle is enabled', () => {
       config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboards = true;
       expect(getDashboardAPI()).toBeInstanceOf(K8sDashboardAPI);
     });
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ describe('DashboardApi', () => {
       expect(getDashboardAPI()).toBeInstanceOf(LegacyDashboardAPI);
     });
 
-    it('should use v0 api when kubernetesDashboards toggle is enabled', () => {
+    it('should use v1 api when kubernetesDashboards toggle is enabled', () => {
       config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboards = true;
       expect(getDashboardAPI()).toBeInstanceOf(K8sDashboardAPI);
     });
 
-    it('should use v0 api when kubernetesDashboards and useV2DashboardsAPI toggle is enabled', () => {
+    it('should use v1 api when kubernetesDashboards and useV2DashboardsAPI toggle is enabled', () => {
       config.featureToggles.useV2DashboardsAPI = true;
       config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboards = true;
       expect(getDashboardAPI()).toBeInstanceOf(K8sDashboardAPI);
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.ts
index 390df6fb9aa..1867be90306 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/dashboard_api.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import { DashboardDTO } from 'app/types';
 import { LegacyDashboardAPI } from './legacy';
 import { DashboardAPI, DashboardWithAccessInfo } from './types';
 import { getDashboardsApiVersion } from './utils';
-import { K8sDashboardAPI } from './v0';
+import { K8sDashboardAPI } from './v1';
 import { K8sDashboardV2API } from './v2';
 
 type DashboardAPIClients = {
   legacy: DashboardAPI<DashboardDTO, Dashboard>;
-  v0: DashboardAPI<DashboardDTO, Dashboard>;
-  // v1: DashboardDTO; TODO[schema]: enable v1 when available
+  v1: DashboardAPI<DashboardDTO, Dashboard>;
   v2: DashboardAPI<DashboardDTO | DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardV2Spec>, DashboardV2Spec>;
 };
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ export function getDashboardAPI(
   if (!clients) {
     clients = {
       legacy: new LegacyDashboardAPI(),
-      v0: new K8sDashboardAPI(),
+      v1: new K8sDashboardAPI(),
       v2: new K8sDashboardV2API(isConvertingToV1),
     };
   }
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.test.ts
index 0dc97fa87c8..65499339f68 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.test.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ describe('getDashboardsApiVersion', () => {
     jest.resetModules();
   });
 
-  it('should return v0 when dashboardScene is disabled and kubernetesDashboards is enabled', () => {
+  it('should return v1 when dashboardScene is disabled and kubernetesDashboards is enabled', () => {
     config.featureToggles = {
       dashboardScene: false,
       kubernetesDashboards: true,
     };
-    expect(getDashboardsApiVersion()).toBe('v0');
+    expect(getDashboardsApiVersion()).toBe('v1');
   });
 
   it('should return legacy when dashboardScene is disabled and kubernetesDashboards is disabled', () => {
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ describe('getDashboardsApiVersion', () => {
     expect(getDashboardsApiVersion()).toBe('v2');
   });
 
-  it('should return v0 when dashboardScene is enabled, useV2DashboardsAPI is disabled, and kubernetesDashboards is enabled', () => {
+  it('should return v1 when dashboardScene is enabled, useV2DashboardsAPI is disabled, and kubernetesDashboards is enabled', () => {
     config.featureToggles = {
       dashboardScene: true,
       useV2DashboardsAPI: false,
       kubernetesDashboards: true,
     };
-    expect(getDashboardsApiVersion()).toBe('v0');
+    expect(getDashboardsApiVersion()).toBe('v1');
   });
 
   it('should return legacy when dashboardScene is enabled and both useV2DashboardsAPI and kubernetesDashboards are disabled', () => {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('getDashboardsApiVersion', () => {
         kubernetesDashboards: true,
       };
 
-      expect(getDashboardsApiVersion()).toBe('v0');
+      expect(getDashboardsApiVersion()).toBe('v1');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts
index 89d0c9219d3..d65c35f2ff0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ export function getDashboardsApiVersion() {
 
   // if dashboard scene is disabled, use legacy API response for the old architecture
   if (!config.featureToggles.dashboardScene || forcingOldDashboardArch) {
-    // for old architecture, use v0 API for k8s dashboards
+    // for old architecture, use v1 API for k8s dashboards
     if (config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboards) {
-      return 'v0';
+      return 'v1';
     }
 
     return 'legacy';
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ export function getDashboardsApiVersion() {
   }
 
   if (config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboards) {
-    return 'v0';
+    return 'v1';
   }
 
   return 'legacy';
 }
 
-// This function is used to determine if the dashboard is in v2 format or also v0 format
+// This function is used to determine if the dashboard is in v2 format or also v1 format
 export function isDashboardResource(
   obj?: DashboardDTO | DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardV2Spec> | DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardDataDTO> | null
 ): obj is DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardV2Spec> | DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardDataDTO> {
   if (!obj) {
     return false;
   }
-  // is v0 or v2 format?
+  // is v1 or v2 format?
   const isK8sDashboard = 'kind' in obj && obj.kind === 'DashboardWithAccessInfo';
   return isK8sDashboard;
 }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function isDashboardV2Spec(obj: Dashboard | DashboardDataDTO | DashboardV
 }
 
 export function isDashboardV0Spec(obj: DashboardDataDTO | DashboardV2Spec): obj is DashboardDataDTO {
-  return !isDashboardV2Spec(obj); // not v2 spec means it's v0 spec
+  return !isDashboardV2Spec(obj); // not v2 spec means it's v1 spec
 }
 
 export function isDashboardV2Resource(
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v0.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.test.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from public/app/features/dashboard/api/v0.test.ts
rename to public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.test.ts
index 67ca83adc8e..0f2eadedc5f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v0.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.test.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { AnnoKeyFolder } from 'app/features/apiserver/types';
 import { DashboardDataDTO } from 'app/types';
 
 import { DashboardWithAccessInfo } from './types';
-import { K8sDashboardAPI } from './v0';
+import { K8sDashboardAPI } from './v1';
 
 const mockDashboardDto: DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardDataDTO> = {
   kind: 'DashboardWithAccessInfo',
-  apiVersion: 'v0alpha1',
+  apiVersion: 'v1alpha1',
 
   metadata: {
     name: 'dash-uid',
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const mockDashboardDto: DashboardWithAccessInfo<DashboardDataDTO> = {
 
 const saveDashboardResponse = {
   kind: 'Dashboard',
-  apiVersion: 'dashboard.grafana.app/v0alpha1',
+  apiVersion: 'dashboard.grafana.app/v1alpha1',
   metadata: {
     name: 'adh59cn',
     namespace: 'default',
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jest.mock('app/features/live/dashboard/dashboardWatcher', () => ({
   ignoreNextSave: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
-describe('v0 dashboard API', () => {
+describe('v1 dashboard API', () => {
   it('should provide folder annotations', async () => {
     jest.spyOn(backendSrv, 'getFolderByUid').mockResolvedValue({
       id: 1,
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v0.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from public/app/features/dashboard/api/v0.ts
rename to public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
index f4d90551a66..b3383928bc9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v0.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/v1.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class K8sDashboardAPI implements DashboardAPI<DashboardDTO, Dashboard> {
   constructor() {
     this.client = new ScopedResourceClient<DashboardDataDTO>({
       group: 'dashboard.grafana.app',
-      version: 'v0alpha1',
+      version: 'v1alpha1',
       resource: 'dashboards',
     });
   }