diff --git a/controller.go b/controller.go
index 4b8d29f0..f0385d34 100644
--- a/controller.go
+++ b/controller.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(key string) error {
 	deployment, err := c.deploymentsLister.Deployments(foo.Namespace).Get(deploymentName)
 	// If the resource doesn't exist, we'll create it
 	if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), newDeployment(foo))
+		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), newDeployment(foo), metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	}
 
 	// If an error occurs during Get/Create, we'll requeue the item so we can
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(key string) error {
 	// should update the Deployment resource.
 	if foo.Spec.Replicas != nil && *foo.Spec.Replicas != *deployment.Spec.Replicas {
 		klog.V(4).Infof("Foo %s replicas: %d, deployment replicas: %d", name, *foo.Spec.Replicas, *deployment.Spec.Replicas)
-		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), newDeployment(foo))
+		deployment, err = c.kubeclientset.AppsV1().Deployments(foo.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), newDeployment(foo), metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	}
 
 	// If an error occurs during Update, we'll requeue the item so we can
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func (c *Controller) updateFooStatus(foo *samplev1alpha1.Foo, deployment *appsv1
 	// we must use Update instead of UpdateStatus to update the Status block of the Foo resource.
 	// UpdateStatus will not allow changes to the Spec of the resource,
 	// which is ideal for ensuring nothing other than resource status has been updated.
-	_, err := c.sampleclientset.SamplecontrollerV1alpha1().Foos(foo.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), fooCopy)
+	_, err := c.sampleclientset.SamplecontrollerV1alpha1().Foos(foo.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), fooCopy, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	return err
 }