# Which field is the current way to patch resources in Kustomize v5?

Kustomize, Easy (Beginner), Concepts. https://k8wiz.com/uquiz/which-field-is-the-current-way-to-patch-resources-in-kustomize-v5

- A. patchesStrategicMerge
- B. patchesJson6902
- C. patches
- D. overrides

**Answer:** patches

**Explanation:** patches accepts both strategic merge patches and JSON 6902 patches, from a file or inline, and can target several resources at once. patchesStrategicMerge and patchesJson6902 are the older, separate fields; patchesStrategicMerge was deprecated in v5.0.0.