diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/app-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/app-deployment.yaml
index b91b145fa..5a9f7f2e9 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/app-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/app-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: app
 spec:
   replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: app
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml
index eeedd65c8..4979fc515 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/client-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: client
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: client
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/echo-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/echo-deployment.yaml
index cfeb6deee..072612e68 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/echo-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/echo-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: echo
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: echo
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/elasticsearch-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/elasticsearch-deployment.yaml
index b5e3e02bb..bb0474d85 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/elasticsearch-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/elasticsearch-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: elasticsearch
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: elasticsearch
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml
index 7a5abe390..52f979b86 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: frontend
 spec:
   replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: frontend
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/qotd-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/qotd-deployment.yaml
index 7b53eba57..0fefe7057 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/qotd-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/qotd-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: qotd
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: qotd
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/redis-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/redis-deployment.yaml
index 8a2910d83..3ad2fd044 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/redis-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/redis-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: redis
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: redis
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/extras/example/k8s/search-deployment.yaml b/extras/example/k8s/search-deployment.yaml
index 85b053c68..2b3471069 100644
--- a/extras/example/k8s/search-deployment.yaml
+++ b/extras/example/k8s/search-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: search
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      name: search
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/client.go b/probe/kubernetes/client.go
index 352ba855d..a6e077a36 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/client.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/client.go
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	apiappsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
-	apiappsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	autoscalingv1 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v1"
 	apibatchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	apibatchv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1"
-	apibatchv2alpha1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v2alpha1"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	apiextensionsv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	apimeta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
@@ -242,28 +240,19 @@ func (c *client) clientAndType(resource string) (rest.Interface, interface{}, er
 	case "storageclasses":
 		return c.client.StorageV1().RESTClient(), &storagev1.StorageClass{}, nil
 	case "deployments":
-		return c.client.ExtensionsV1beta1().RESTClient(), &apiextensionsv1beta1.Deployment{}, nil
+		return c.client.AppsV1().RESTClient(), &apiappsv1.Deployment{}, nil
 	case "daemonsets":
-		return c.client.ExtensionsV1beta1().RESTClient(), &apiextensionsv1beta1.DaemonSet{}, nil
+		return c.client.AppsV1().RESTClient(), &apiappsv1.DaemonSet{}, nil
 	case "jobs":
 		return c.client.BatchV1().RESTClient(), &apibatchv1.Job{}, nil
 	case "statefulsets":
-		return c.client.AppsV1beta1().RESTClient(), &apiappsv1beta1.StatefulSet{}, nil
+		return c.client.AppsV1().RESTClient(), &apiappsv1.StatefulSet{}, nil
 	case "volumesnapshots":
 		return c.snapshotClient.VolumesnapshotV1().RESTClient(), &snapshotv1.VolumeSnapshot{}, nil
 	case "volumesnapshotdatas":
 		return c.snapshotClient.VolumesnapshotV1().RESTClient(), &snapshotv1.VolumeSnapshotData{}, nil
 	case "cronjobs":
-		ok, err := c.isResourceSupported(c.client.BatchV1beta1().RESTClient().APIVersion(), resource)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
-		}
-		if ok {
-			// kubernetes >= 1.8
-			return c.client.BatchV1beta1().RESTClient(), &apibatchv1beta1.CronJob{}, nil
-		}
-		// kubernetes < 1.8
-		return c.client.BatchV2alpha1().RESTClient(), &apibatchv2alpha1.CronJob{}, nil
+		return c.client.BatchV1beta1().RESTClient(), &apibatchv1beta1.CronJob{}, nil
 	}
 	return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid resource: %v", resource)
 }
@@ -372,7 +361,7 @@ func (c *client) WalkDeployments(f func(Deployment) error) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	for _, m := range c.deploymentStore.List() {
-		d := m.(*apiextensionsv1beta1.Deployment)
+		d := m.(*apiappsv1.Deployment)
 		if err := f(NewDeployment(d)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -386,7 +375,7 @@ func (c *client) WalkDaemonSets(f func(DaemonSet) error) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	for _, m := range c.daemonSetStore.List() {
-		ds := m.(*apiextensionsv1beta1.DaemonSet)
+		ds := m.(*apiappsv1.DaemonSet)
 		if err := f(NewDaemonSet(ds)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -400,7 +389,7 @@ func (c *client) WalkStatefulSets(f func(StatefulSet) error) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	for _, m := range c.statefulSetStore.List() {
-		s := m.(*apiappsv1beta1.StatefulSet)
+		s := m.(*apiappsv1.StatefulSet)
 		if err := f(NewStatefulSet(s)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -420,7 +409,8 @@ func (c *client) WalkCronJobs(f func(CronJob) error) error {
 		jobs[j.UID] = j
 	}
 	for _, m := range c.cronJobStore.List() {
-		if err := f(NewCronJob(m, jobs)); err != nil {
+		cj := m.(*apibatchv1beta1.CronJob)
+		if err := f(NewCronJob(cj, jobs)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -609,19 +599,19 @@ func (c *client) DeleteVolumeSnapshot(namespaceID, volumeSnapshotID string) erro
 }
 
 func (c *client) ScaleUp(namespaceID, id string) error {
-	return c.modifyScale(namespaceID, id, func(scale *apiextensionsv1beta1.Scale) {
+	return c.modifyScale(namespaceID, id, func(scale *autoscalingv1.Scale) {
 		scale.Spec.Replicas++
 	})
 }
 
 func (c *client) ScaleDown(namespaceID, id string) error {
-	return c.modifyScale(namespaceID, id, func(scale *apiextensionsv1beta1.Scale) {
+	return c.modifyScale(namespaceID, id, func(scale *autoscalingv1.Scale) {
 		scale.Spec.Replicas--
 	})
 }
 
-func (c *client) modifyScale(namespaceID, id string, f func(*apiextensionsv1beta1.Scale)) error {
-	scaler := c.client.ExtensionsV1beta1().Deployments(namespaceID)
+func (c *client) modifyScale(namespaceID, id string, f func(*autoscalingv1.Scale)) error {
+	scaler := c.client.AppsV1().Deployments(namespaceID)
 	scale, err := scaler.GetScale(id, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/cronjob.go b/probe/kubernetes/cronjob.go
index e6543efb9..5598fc256 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/cronjob.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/cronjob.go
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
-	batchv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1"
-	batchv2alpha1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v2alpha1"
+	apibatchv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -30,25 +29,14 @@ type CronJob interface {
 }
 
 type cronJob struct {
-	*batchv1beta1.CronJob
+	*apibatchv1beta1.CronJob
 	Meta
 	jobs []*batchv1.Job
 }
 
 // NewCronJob creates a new cron job. jobs should be all jobs, which will be filtered
 // for those matching this cron job.
-func NewCronJob(cji interface{}, jobs map[types.UID]*batchv1.Job) CronJob {
-	switch cj := cji.(type) {
-	case *batchv2alpha1.CronJob:
-		return newCronJob(upgradeCronJob(cj), jobs)
-	case *batchv1beta1.CronJob:
-		return newCronJob(cj, jobs)
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("interface conversion: interface{} is %T, not *batchv2alpha1.CronJob or *batchv1beta1.CronJob", cj))
-	}
-}
-
-func newCronJob(cj *batchv1beta1.CronJob, jobs map[types.UID]*batchv1.Job) CronJob {
+func NewCronJob(cj *apibatchv1beta1.CronJob, jobs map[types.UID]*batchv1.Job) CronJob {
 	myJobs := []*batchv1.Job{}
 	for _, o := range cj.Status.Active {
 		if j, ok := jobs[o.UID]; ok {
@@ -89,29 +77,3 @@ func (cj *cronJob) GetNode(probeID string) report.Node {
 		WithLatests(latest).
 		WithLatestActiveControls(Describe)
 }
-
-func upgradeCronJob(legacy *batchv2alpha1.CronJob) *batchv1beta1.CronJob {
-	jobTemplate := batchv1beta1.JobTemplateSpec{
-		ObjectMeta: legacy.Spec.JobTemplate.ObjectMeta,
-		Spec:       legacy.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec,
-	}
-	spec := batchv1beta1.CronJobSpec{
-		Schedule:                   legacy.Spec.Schedule,
-		StartingDeadlineSeconds:    legacy.Spec.StartingDeadlineSeconds,
-		ConcurrencyPolicy:          batchv1beta1.ConcurrencyPolicy(legacy.Spec.ConcurrencyPolicy),
-		Suspend:                    legacy.Spec.Suspend,
-		JobTemplate:                jobTemplate,
-		SuccessfulJobsHistoryLimit: legacy.Spec.SuccessfulJobsHistoryLimit,
-		FailedJobsHistoryLimit:     legacy.Spec.FailedJobsHistoryLimit,
-	}
-	status := batchv1beta1.CronJobStatus{
-		Active:           legacy.Status.Active,
-		LastScheduleTime: legacy.Status.LastScheduleTime,
-	}
-	return &batchv1beta1.CronJob{
-		TypeMeta:   legacy.TypeMeta,
-		ObjectMeta: legacy.ObjectMeta,
-		Spec:       spec,
-		Status:     status,
-	}
-}
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go b/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go
index d7dd638b3..ab2115db7 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package kubernetes
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	apiv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
+	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ type DaemonSet interface {
 }
 
 type daemonSet struct {
-	*apiv1beta1.DaemonSet
+	*apiv1.DaemonSet
 	Meta
 }
 
 // NewDaemonSet creates a new daemonset
-func NewDaemonSet(d *apiv1beta1.DaemonSet) DaemonSet {
+func NewDaemonSet(d *apiv1.DaemonSet) DaemonSet {
 	return &daemonSet{
 		DaemonSet: d,
 		Meta:      meta{d.ObjectMeta},
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go b/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go
index 78777e27c..4f85bc2e0 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/report"
 
+	apiappsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	apiv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 )
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ type Deployment interface {
 }
 
 type deployment struct {
-	*apiv1beta1.Deployment
+	*apiappsv1.Deployment
 	Meta
 	Node *apiv1.Node
 }
 
 // NewDeployment creates a new Deployment
-func NewDeployment(d *apiv1beta1.Deployment) Deployment {
+func NewDeployment(d *apiappsv1.Deployment) Deployment {
 	return &deployment{Deployment: d, Meta: meta{d.ObjectMeta}}
 }
 
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go b/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go
index d742fb79d..1abd9b624 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/reporter_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	apiv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	k8smeta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ func BenchmarkReporter(b *testing.B) {
 		pod := apiPod1
 		pod.ObjectMeta.UID = types.UID(fmt.Sprintf("pod%d", i))
 		mockK8s.pods = append(mockK8s.pods, kubernetes.NewPod(&pod))
-		deployment := apiv1beta1.Deployment{
+		deployment := appsv1.Deployment{
 			TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 				Kind:       "Deployment",
-				APIVersion: "v1beta1",
+				APIVersion: "v1",
 			},
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name:              fmt.Sprintf("deployment%d", i),
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/statefulset.go b/probe/kubernetes/statefulset.go
index db5539372..4f388cefc 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/statefulset.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/statefulset.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package kubernetes
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/apps/v1beta1"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ type StatefulSet interface {
 }
 
 type statefulSet struct {
-	*v1beta1.StatefulSet
+	*appsv1.StatefulSet
 	Meta
 }
 
 // NewStatefulSet creates a new statefulset
-func NewStatefulSet(s *v1beta1.StatefulSet) StatefulSet {
+func NewStatefulSet(s *appsv1.StatefulSet) StatefulSet {
 	return &statefulSet{
 		StatefulSet: s,
 		Meta:        meta{s.ObjectMeta},
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ func (s *statefulSet) GetNode(probeID string) report.Node {
 		DesiredReplicas:       fmt.Sprint(desiredReplicas),
 		Replicas:              fmt.Sprint(s.Status.Replicas),
 		report.ControlProbeID: probeID,
-	}
-	if s.Status.ObservedGeneration != nil {
-		latests[ObservedGeneration] = fmt.Sprint(*s.Status.ObservedGeneration)
+		ObservedGeneration:    fmt.Sprint(s.Status.ObservedGeneration),
 	}
 	return s.MetaNode(report.MakeStatefulSetNodeID(s.UID())).
 		WithLatests(latests).