diff --git a/pkg/container_config.go b/pkg/container_config.go
index 3c87c307..e515f420 100644
--- a/pkg/container_config.go
+++ b/pkg/container_config.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 )
 
 var envSwarmGPU *string
@@ -55,8 +57,8 @@ type Root struct {
 
 // github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/v1.0.0/specs-go/config.go#L30-L57
 type Process struct {
-	Env          []string           `json:"env,omitempty"`
-	Capabilities *LinuxCapabilities `json:"capabilities,omitempty" platform:"linux"`
+	Env          []string         `json:"env,omitempty"`
+	Capabilities *json.RawMessage `json:"capabilities,omitempty" platform:"linux"`
 }
 
 // https://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/v1.0.0/specs-go/config.go#L61
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ type LinuxCapabilities struct {
 // We use pointers to structs, similarly to the latest version of runtime-spec:
 // https://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/v1.0.0/specs-go/config.go#L5-L28
 type Spec struct {
+	Version *string  `json:"ociVersion"`
 	Process *Process `json:"process,omitempty"`
 	Root    *Root    `json:"root,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -133,6 +136,9 @@ func loadSpec(path string) (spec *Spec) {
 	if err = json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&spec); err != nil {
 		log.Panicln("could not decode OCI spec:", err)
 	}
+	if spec.Version == nil {
+		log.Panicln("Version is empty in OCI spec")
+	}
 	if spec.Process == nil {
 		log.Panicln("Process is empty in OCI spec")
 	}
@@ -142,29 +148,43 @@ func loadSpec(path string) (spec *Spec) {
 	return
 }
 
-func isPrivileged(caps *LinuxCapabilities) bool {
-	if caps == nil {
+func isPrivileged(s *Spec) bool {
+	if s.Process.Capabilities == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	hasCapSysAdmin := func(caps []string) bool {
-		for _, c := range caps {
-			if c == capSysAdmin {
-				return true
-			}
+	var caps []string
+	// If v1.1.0-rc1 <= OCI version < v1.0.0-rc5 parse s.Process.Capabilities as:
+	// github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/v1.0.0-rc1/specs-go/config.go#L30-L54
+	rc1cmp := semver.Compare("v"+*s.Version, "v1.0.0-rc1")
+	rc5cmp := semver.Compare("v"+*s.Version, "v1.0.0-rc5")
+	if (rc1cmp == 1 || rc1cmp == 0) && (rc5cmp == -1) {
+		err := json.Unmarshal(*s.Process.Capabilities, &caps)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panicln("could not decode Process.Capabilities in OCI spec:", err)
 		}
-		return false
+		// Otherwise, parse s.Process.Capabilities as:
+		// github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/v1.0.0/specs-go/config.go#L30-L54
+	} else {
+		var lc LinuxCapabilities
+		err := json.Unmarshal(*s.Process.Capabilities, &lc)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Panicln("could not decode Process.Capabilities in OCI spec:", err)
+		}
+		// We only make sure that the bounding capabibility set has
+		// CAP_SYS_ADMIN. This allows us to make sure that the container was
+		// actually started as '--privileged', but also allow non-root users to
+		// access the priviliged NVIDIA capabilities.
+		caps = lc.Bounding
 	}
 
-	// We only make sure that the bounding capabibility set has
-	// CAP_SYS_ADMIN. This allows us to make sure that the container was
-	// actually started as '--privileged', but also allow non-root users to
-	// access the priviliged NVIDIA capabilities.
-	if !hasCapSysAdmin(caps.Bounding) {
-		return false
+	for _, c := range caps {
+		if c == capSysAdmin {
+			return true
+		}
 	}
 
-	return true
+	return false
 }
 
 func getDevices(env map[string]string) *string {
@@ -365,7 +385,7 @@ func getContainerConfig(hook HookConfig) (config containerConfig) {
 	s := loadSpec(path.Join(b, "config.json"))
 
 	env := getEnvMap(s.Process.Env, hook.NvidiaContainerCLI)
-	privileged := isPrivileged(s.Process.Capabilities)
+	privileged := isPrivileged(s)
 	envSwarmGPU = hook.SwarmResource
 	return containerConfig{
 		Pid:    h.Pid,
diff --git a/pkg/hook_test.go b/pkg/hook_test.go
index 05f2059a..f22a07a3 100644
--- a/pkg/hook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/hook_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"encoding/json"
 )
 
 func TestParseCudaVersionValid(t *testing.T) {
@@ -58,3 +59,85 @@ func TestParseCudaVersionInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsPrivileged(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		spec     string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			`
+			{
+				"ociVersion": "1.0.0",
+				"process": {
+					"capabilities": {
+						"bounding": [ "CAP_SYS_ADMIN" ]
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			`
+			{
+				"ociVersion": "1.0.0",
+				"process": {
+					"capabilities": {
+						"bounding": [ "CAP_SYS_OTHER" ]
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			`
+			{
+				"ociVersion": "1.0.0",
+				"process": {}
+			}
+			`,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			`
+			{
+				"ociVersion": "1.0.0-rc2-dev",
+				"process": {
+					"capabilities": [ "CAP_SYS_ADMIN" ]
+				}
+			}
+			`,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			`
+			{
+				"ociVersion": "1.0.0-rc2-dev",
+				"process": {
+					"capabilities": [ "CAP_SYS_OTHER" ]
+				}
+			}
+			`,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			`
+			{
+				"ociVersion": "1.0.0-rc2-dev",
+				"process": {}
+			}
+			`,
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		var spec Spec
+		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(tc.spec), &spec)
+		privileged := isPrivileged(&spec)
+		if privileged != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("isPrivileged() returned unexpectred value (privileged: %v, tc.expected: %v)", privileged, tc.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}