diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index 61dce9fa4..beadf71cf 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
 `
 
-const defaultDeployment = `apiVersion: apps/v1beta2
+const defaultDeployment = `apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "<CHARTNAME>.fullname" . }}