diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md
index 084b523c35..cc09ea31b7 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ $ kubectl apply -k kata-deploy/overlays/k3s
 
 ### Run a sample workload
 
-Workloads which utilize Kata can node-select based on `katacontainers.io/kata-runtime=true`, and are
-run through an applicable runtime if they are marked with the appropriate `runtimeClass` object.
+Workloads specify the runtime they'd like to utilize by setting the appropriate `runtimeClass` object within
+the `Pod` specification. The `runtimeClass` examples provided define a node selector to match node label `katacontainers.io/kata-runtime:"true"`,
+which will ensure the workload is only scheduled on a node that has Kata Containers installed
 
-`runtimeClass` is a built-in type in Kubernetes. To apply the Kata runtimeclasses:
+`runtimeClass` is a built-in type in Kubernetes. To apply each Kata Containers `runtimeClass`:
 ```sh
   $ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses
   $ kubectl apply -f kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
index a696e3b3fe..fd8bc858be 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ overhead:
     podFixed:
         memory: "160Mi"
         cpu: "250m"
+scheduling:
+  nodeSelector:
+    katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: "true"
 ---
 kind: RuntimeClass
 apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1beta1
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ overhead:
     podFixed:
         memory: "160Mi"
         cpu: "250m"
+scheduling:
+  nodeSelector:
+    katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: "true"
 ---
 kind: RuntimeClass
 apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1beta1
@@ -28,6 +34,9 @@ overhead:
     podFixed:
         memory: "130Mi"
         cpu: "250m"
+scheduling:
+  nodeSelector:
+    katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: "true"
 ---
 kind: RuntimeClass
 apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1beta1
@@ -38,3 +47,6 @@ overhead:
     podFixed:
         memory: "130Mi"
         cpu: "250m"
+scheduling:
+  nodeSelector:
+    katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: "true"