diff --git a/examples/create-update-delete-deployment/main.go b/examples/create-update-delete-deployment/main.go
index 9d005d82..eff29931 100644
--- a/examples/create-update-delete-deployment/main.go
+++ b/examples/create-update-delete-deployment/main.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Create Deployment
 	fmt.Println("Creating deployment...")
-	result, err := deploymentsClient.Create(context.TODO(), deployment)
+	result, err := deploymentsClient.Create(context.TODO(), deployment, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		result.Spec.Replicas = int32Ptr(1)                           // reduce replica count
 		result.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image = "nginx:1.13" // change nginx version
-		_, updateErr := deploymentsClient.Update(context.TODO(), result)
+		_, updateErr := deploymentsClient.Update(context.TODO(), result, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 		return updateErr
 	})
 	if retryErr != nil {
diff --git a/examples/fake-client/main_test.go b/examples/fake-client/main_test.go
index f523279e..456a4bbc 100644
--- a/examples/fake-client/main_test.go
+++ b/examples/fake-client/main_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestFakeClient(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Inject an event into the fake client.
 	p := &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "my-pod"}}
-	_, err := client.CoreV1().Pods("test-ns").Create(context.TODO(), p)
+	_, err := client.CoreV1().Pods("test-ns").Create(context.TODO(), p, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error injecting pod add: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/configmaplock.go b/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/configmaplock.go
index 4a9c030f..63f80588 100644
--- a/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/configmaplock.go
+++ b/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/configmaplock.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (cml *ConfigMapLock) Create(ler LeaderElectionRecord) error {
 				LeaderElectionRecordAnnotationKey: string(recordBytes),
 			},
 		},
-	})
+	}, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (cml *ConfigMapLock) Update(ler LeaderElectionRecord) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	cml.cm.Annotations[LeaderElectionRecordAnnotationKey] = string(recordBytes)
-	cml.cm, err = cml.Client.ConfigMaps(cml.ConfigMapMeta.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), cml.cm)
+	cml.cm, err = cml.Client.ConfigMaps(cml.ConfigMapMeta.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), cml.cm, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/endpointslock.go b/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/endpointslock.go
index 5127a925..1c24736c 100644
--- a/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/endpointslock.go
+++ b/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/endpointslock.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (el *EndpointsLock) Create(ler LeaderElectionRecord) error {
 				LeaderElectionRecordAnnotationKey: string(recordBytes),
 			},
 		},
-	})
+	}, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (el *EndpointsLock) Update(ler LeaderElectionRecord) error {
 		el.e.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 	el.e.Annotations[LeaderElectionRecordAnnotationKey] = string(recordBytes)
-	el.e, err = el.Client.Endpoints(el.EndpointsMeta.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), el.e)
+	el.e, err = el.Client.Endpoints(el.EndpointsMeta.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), el.e, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/leaselock.go b/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/leaselock.go
index 5d46ae38..8695ca9a 100644
--- a/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/leaselock.go
+++ b/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock/leaselock.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (ll *LeaseLock) Create(ler LeaderElectionRecord) error {
 			Namespace: ll.LeaseMeta.Namespace,
 		},
 		Spec: LeaderElectionRecordToLeaseSpec(&ler),
-	})
+	}, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (ll *LeaseLock) Update(ler LeaderElectionRecord) error {
 	}
 	ll.lease.Spec = LeaderElectionRecordToLeaseSpec(&ler)
 	var err error
-	ll.lease, err = ll.Client.Leases(ll.LeaseMeta.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), ll.lease)
+	ll.lease, err = ll.Client.Leases(ll.LeaseMeta.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), ll.lease, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/util/certificate/csr/csr.go b/util/certificate/csr/csr.go
index 63862a13..f26c0859 100644
--- a/util/certificate/csr/csr.go
+++ b/util/certificate/csr/csr.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func RequestCertificate(client certificatesclient.CertificateSigningRequestInter
 		csr.GenerateName = "csr-"
 	}
 
-	req, err = client.Create(context.TODO(), csr)
+	req, err = client.Create(context.TODO(), csr, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	switch {
 	case err == nil:
 	case errors.IsAlreadyExists(err) && len(name) > 0: