diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 55051179..f2c9c726 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -356,19 +356,19 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/api",
-			"Rev": "e70c4f3b2093"
+			"Rev": "v0.18.8-rc.1"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery",
-			"Rev": "2a282836017b"
+			"Rev": "v0.18.8-rc.1"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go",
-			"Rev": "c8494005d10a"
+			"Rev": "v0.18.8-rc.1"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/code-generator",
-			"Rev": "f186a36abf5c"
+			"Rev": "v0.18.8-rc.1"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/gengo",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 988e5190..fd306812 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ module k8s.io/sample-controller
 go 1.13
 
 require (
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200812052025-e70c4f3b2093
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200812051649-2a282836017b
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200812053003-c8494005d10a
-	k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20200708172309-f186a36abf5c
+	k8s.io/api v0.18.8-rc.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.8-rc.1
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.18.8-rc.1
+	k8s.io/code-generator v0.18.8-rc.1
 	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 )
 
 replace (
 	golang.org/x/sys => golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190813064441-fde4db37ae7a // pinned to release-branch.go1.13
 	golang.org/x/tools => golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190821162956-65e3620a7ae7 // pinned to release-branch.go1.13
-	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200812052025-e70c4f3b2093
-	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200812051649-2a282836017b
-	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200812053003-c8494005d10a
-	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20200708172309-f186a36abf5c
+	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.18.8-rc.1
+	k8s.io/apimachinery => k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.8-rc.1
+	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.18.8-rc.1
+	k8s.io/code-generator => k8s.io/code-generator v0.18.8-rc.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c6815f8e..08117316 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8 h1:obN1ZagJSUGI0Ek/LBmuj4SNLPfIny3KsKFopxRdj10=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20200812052025-e70c4f3b2093/go.mod h1:MPNnU4pTjzYeFpTSSpWzFiUBRuHB2vtcdUJb5Nn39oA=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20200812051649-2a282836017b/go.mod h1:6sQd+iHEqmOtALqOFjSWp2KZ9F0wlU/nWm0ZgsYWMig=
-k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0-20200812053003-c8494005d10a/go.mod h1:OvvlQiEBtKyxjiWi0KJ+aZ1f9I7cE/1RuhQ1+sjsJTc=
-k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0-20200708172309-f186a36abf5c/go.mod h1:TgNEVx9hCyPGpdtCWA34olQYLkh3ok9ar7XfSsr8b6c=
+k8s.io/api v0.18.8-rc.1/go.mod h1:eX11THMqPFgbXzU+LxSdZowitGbqvV9QVQHlCJSYfgU=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.8-rc.1/go.mod h1:6sQd+iHEqmOtALqOFjSWp2KZ9F0wlU/nWm0ZgsYWMig=
+k8s.io/client-go v0.18.8-rc.1/go.mod h1:HBEwefTL+jiACxX41mjx5qwdOcdy9Wx8w6qxtjVQB/s=
+k8s.io/code-generator v0.18.8-rc.1/go.mod h1:TgNEVx9hCyPGpdtCWA34olQYLkh3ok9ar7XfSsr8b6c=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20190128074634-0689ccc1d7d6/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200114144118-36b2048a9120 h1:RPscN6KhmG54S33L+lr3GS+oD1jmchIU0ll519K6FA4=
 k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20200114144118-36b2048a9120/go.mod h1:ezvh/TsK7cY6rbqRK0oQQ8IAqLxYwwyPxAX1Pzy0ii0=