diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e3d6736..3085c08 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filter (3.0.0)
+    fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filter (3.0.1)
       fluentd (>= 0.14.0, < 1.16)
       kubeclient (>= 4.0.0, < 5.0.0)
       lru_redux
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ GEM
     test-unit-rr (1.0.5)
       rr (>= 1.1.1)
       test-unit (>= 2.5.2)
-    tzinfo (2.0.4)
+    tzinfo (2.0.5)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     tzinfo-data (1.2022.1)
       tzinfo (>= 1.0.0)
diff --git a/fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filter.gemspec b/fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filter.gemspec
index ab93a3a..2cf4db8 100644
--- a/fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filter.gemspec
+++ b/fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filter.gemspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name          = 'fluent-plugin-kubernetes_metadata_filter'
-  gem.version       = '3.0.0'
+  gem.version       = '3.0.1'
   gem.authors       = ['OpenShift Cluster Logging','Jimmi Dyson']
   gem.email         = ['team-logging@redhat.com','jimmidyson@gmail.com']
   gem.description   = 'Filter plugin to add Kubernetes metadata'
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb
index ba11c72..1f98b29 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 require_relative 'kubernetes_metadata_cache_strategy'
 require_relative 'kubernetes_metadata_common'
 require_relative 'kubernetes_metadata_stats'
+require_relative 'kubernetes_metadata_util'
 require_relative 'kubernetes_metadata_watch_namespaces'
 require_relative 'kubernetes_metadata_watch_pods'