diff --git a/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go b/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
index 9cd097ca..5fa1df9d 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
@@ -7649,6 +7649,7 @@ var schemaYAML = typed.YAMLObject(`types:
     - name: replicas
       type:
         scalar: numeric
+      default: 1
     - name: selector
       type:
         map: