diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index eb4fd33f46b4..02e8d3e93748 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies:
     - path: cmd/kubeadm/app/constants/constants.go
     - path: hack/lib/etcd.sh
       match: ETCD_VERSION=
-    - path: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/rc.yaml
+    - path: staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml
       match: quay.io/coreos/etcd
     - path: test/e2e/framework/nodes_util.go
       match: const etcdImage
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/README.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/README.md
index b1e942e7f3d4..cd09302eb019 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/README.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ docker push MYPREFIX/kube-sample-apiserver:MYTAG
 
 ### Deploy into a Kubernetes Cluster
 
-Edit `artifacts/example/rc.yaml`, updating the pod template's image
+Edit `artifacts/example/deployment.yaml`, updating the pod template's image
 reference to match what you pushed and setting the `imagePullPolicy`
 to something suitable.  Then call:
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/rc.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml
similarity index 90%
rename from staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/rc.yaml
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml
index c2f05b748052..6dbcc2c6cd4e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/rc.yaml
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ReplicationController
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: wardle-server
   namespace: wardle
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
-    apiserver: "true"
+    matchLabels:
+      apiserver: "true"
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/docs/minikube-walkthrough.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/docs/minikube-walkthrough.md
index 48751b2528ed..0485be144b8e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/docs/minikube-walkthrough.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/docs/minikube-walkthrough.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ docker push <YOUR_DOCKERHUB_USER>/kube-sample-apiserver
 
 ## Modify the replication controller
 
-You need to modify the [artifacts/example/rc.yaml](/artifacts/example/rc.yaml) file to change the ```imagePullPolicy``` to ```Always``` or ```IfNotPresent```.
+You need to modify the [artifacts/example/deployment.yaml](/artifacts/example/deployment.yaml) file to change the ```imagePullPolicy``` to ```Always``` or ```IfNotPresent```.
 
 You also need to change the image from ```kube-sample-apiserver:latest``` to ```<YOUR_DOCKERHUB_USER>/kube-sample-apiserver:latest```. For example:
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ kubectl create -f artifacts/example/rbac.yaml
 kubectl create -f artifacts/example/rbac-bind.yaml
 
 # create the service and replication controller
-kubectl create -f artifacts/example/rc.yaml -n wardle
+kubectl create -f artifacts/example/deployment.yaml -n wardle
 kubectl create -f artifacts/example/service.yaml -n wardle
 
 # create the apiservice object that tells kubernetes about your api extension and where in the cluster the server is located