diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e7035b1..346c8f73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ cd sample-controller
 ```
 
 Note, however, that if you intend to
-[generate code](#changes-to-the-types) then you will also need the
+generate code then you will also need the
 code-generator repo to exist in an old-style location.  One easy way
 to do this is to use the command `go mod vendor` to create and
 populate the `vendor` directory.
@@ -128,36 +128,21 @@ type User struct {
 
 ## Validation
 
-To validate custom resources, use the [`CustomResourceValidation`](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/extend-api-custom-resource-definitions/#validation) feature.
-
-This feature is beta and enabled by default in v1.9.
+To validate custom resources, use the [`CustomResourceValidation`](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/extend-api-custom-resource-definitions/#validation) feature. Validation in the form of a [structured schema](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#specifying-a-structural-schema) is mandatory to be provided for `apiextensions.k8s.io/v1`.
 
 ### Example
 
-The schema in [`crd-validation.yaml`](./artifacts/examples/crd-validation.yaml) applies the following validation on the custom resource:
+The schema in [`crd.yaml`](./artifacts/examples/crd.yaml) applies the following validation on the custom resource:
 `spec.replicas` must be an integer and must have a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 10.
 
-In the above steps, use `crd-validation.yaml` to create the CRD:
-
-```sh
-# create a CustomResourceDefinition supporting validation
-kubectl create -f artifacts/examples/crd-validation.yaml
-```
-
 ## Subresources
 
-Custom Resources support `/status` and `/scale` subresources as a [beta feature](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#subresources) in v1.11 and is enabled by default.
-This feature is [alpha](https://v1-10.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/extend-api-custom-resource-definitions/#subresources) in v1.10 and to enable it you need to set the `CustomResourceSubresources` feature gate on the [kube-apiserver](https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kube-apiserver):
-
-```sh
---feature-gates=CustomResourceSubresources=true
-```
+Custom Resources support `/status` and `/scale` [subresources](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#subresources). The `CustomResourceSubresources` feature is in GA from v1.16.
 
 ### Example
 
-The CRD in [`crd-status-subresource.yaml`](./artifacts/examples/crd-status-subresource.yaml) enables the `/status` subresource
-for custom resources.
-This means that [`UpdateStatus`](./controller.go#L330) can be used by the controller to update only the status part of the custom resource.
+The CRD in [`crd-status-subresource.yaml`](./artifacts/examples/crd-status-subresource.yaml) enables the `/status` subresource for custom resources.
+This means that [`UpdateStatus`](./controller.go) can be used by the controller to update only the status part of the custom resource.
 
 To understand why only the status part of the custom resource should be updated, please refer to the [Kubernetes API conventions](https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#spec-and-status).
 
@@ -168,11 +153,15 @@ In the above steps, use `crd-status-subresource.yaml` to create the CRD:
 kubectl create -f artifacts/examples/crd-status-subresource.yaml
 ```
 
+## A Note on the API version
+The [group](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/#api-groups) version of the custom resource in `crd.yaml` is `v1alpha`, this can be evolved to a stable API version, `v1`, using [CRD Versioning](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/custom-resources/custom-resource-definition-versioning/).
+
 ## Cleanup
 
 You can clean up the created CustomResourceDefinition with:
-
-    kubectl delete crd foos.samplecontroller.k8s.io
+```sh
+kubectl delete crd foos.samplecontroller.k8s.io
+```
 
 ## Compatibility
 
diff --git a/artifacts/examples/crd-status-subresource.yaml b/artifacts/examples/crd-status-subresource.yaml
index af74dbc5..90b70d14 100644
--- a/artifacts/examples/crd-status-subresource.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/examples/crd-status-subresource.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,41 @@
-apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   name: foos.samplecontroller.k8s.io
+  # for more information on the below annotation, please see
+  # https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-api-machinery/2337-k8s.io-group-protection/README.md
+  annotations:
+    "api-approved.kubernetes.io": "unapproved, experimental-only; please get an approval from Kubernetes API reviewers if you're trying to develop a CRD in the *.k8s.io or *.kubernetes.io groups"
 spec:
   group: samplecontroller.k8s.io
-  version: v1alpha1
+  versions:
+    - name: v1alpha1
+      served: true
+      storage: true
+      schema:
+        # schema used for validation
+        openAPIV3Schema:
+          type: object
+          properties:
+            spec:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                deploymentName:
+                  type: string
+                replicas:
+                  type: integer
+                  minimum: 1
+                  maximum: 10
+            status:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                availableReplicas:
+                  type: integer
+      # subresources for the custom resource
+      subresources:
+        # enables the status subresource
+        status: {}
   names:
     kind: Foo
     plural: foos
   scope: Namespaced
-  subresources:
-    status: {}
diff --git a/artifacts/examples/crd-validation.yaml b/artifacts/examples/crd-validation.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 36469161..00000000
--- a/artifacts/examples/crd-validation.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
-kind: CustomResourceDefinition
-metadata:
-  name: foos.samplecontroller.k8s.io
-spec:
-  group: samplecontroller.k8s.io
-  version: v1alpha1
-  names:
-    kind: Foo
-    plural: foos
-  scope: Namespaced
-  validation:
-    openAPIV3Schema:
-      properties:
-        spec:
-          properties:
-            replicas:
-              type: integer
-              minimum: 1
-              maximum: 10
diff --git a/artifacts/examples/crd.yaml b/artifacts/examples/crd.yaml
index 4a457068..8ac6e60c 100644
--- a/artifacts/examples/crd.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/examples/crd.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,36 @@
-apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
   name: foos.samplecontroller.k8s.io
+  # for more information on the below annotation, please see
+  # https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-api-machinery/2337-k8s.io-group-protection/README.md
+  annotations:
+    "api-approved.kubernetes.io": "unapproved, experimental-only; please get an approval from Kubernetes API reviewers if you're trying to develop a CRD in the *.k8s.io or *.kubernetes.io groups"
 spec:
   group: samplecontroller.k8s.io
-  version: v1alpha1
+  versions:
+    - name: v1alpha1
+      served: true
+      storage: true
+      schema:
+        # schema used for validation
+        openAPIV3Schema:
+          type: object
+          properties:
+            spec:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                deploymentName:
+                  type: string
+                replicas:
+                  type: integer
+                  minimum: 1
+                  maximum: 10
+            status:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                availableReplicas:
+                  type: integer
   names:
     kind: Foo
     plural: foos