diff --git a/examples/helloWorld/kustomization.yaml b/examples/helloWorld/kustomization.yaml
index 41965951e..2262bb1c9 100644
--- a/examples/helloWorld/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/examples/helloWorld/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+metadata:
+  name: arbitrary
+
 # Example configuration for the webserver
 # at https://github.com/monopole/hello
 commonLabels: