diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/BUILD b/pkg/controller/replication/BUILD
index c07d94ec494..c967cc02a67 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/BUILD
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/informers/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1beta2:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/extensions/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go b/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
index c655d6668f2..81d747de533 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	coreinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/core/v1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1"
+	appsv1beta2 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1beta2"
 	v1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	extensionsv1beta1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/extensions/v1beta1"
 	v1listers "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
@@ -188,6 +190,44 @@ func (c clientsetAdapter) Extensions() extensionsv1beta1client.ExtensionsV1beta1
 	return conversionExtensionsClient{c.Interface, c.Interface.Extensions()}
 }
 
+func (c clientsetAdapter) AppsV1beta2() appsv1beta2.AppsV1beta2Interface {
+	return conversionAppsV1beta2Client{c.Interface, c.Interface.AppsV1beta2()}
+}
+
+func (c clientsetAdapter) AppsV1() appsv1.AppsV1Interface {
+	return conversionAppsV1Client{c.Interface, c.Interface.AppsV1()}
+}
+
+func (c clientsetAdapter) Apps() appsv1.AppsV1Interface {
+	return conversionAppsV1Client{c.Interface, c.Interface.AppsV1()}
+}
+
+type conversionAppsV1beta2Client struct {
+	clientset clientset.Interface
+	appsv1beta2.AppsV1beta2Interface
+}
+
+func (c conversionAppsV1beta2Client) ReplicaSets(namespace string) appsv1beta2.ReplicaSetInterface {
+	// TODO(enisoc): This will force RC integration tests to fail if anyone tries to update
+	// ReplicaSetController to use apps/v1beta2 without updating this conversion adapter.
+	// Please change conversionClient to use the new RS version instead of extensions/v1beta1,
+	// and then return a conversionClient here.
+	panic("need to update RC/RS conversionClient for apps/v1beta2")
+}
+
+type conversionAppsV1Client struct {
+	clientset clientset.Interface
+	appsv1.AppsV1Interface
+}
+
+func (c conversionAppsV1Client) ReplicaSets(namespace string) appsv1.ReplicaSetInterface {
+	// TODO(enisoc): This will force RC integration tests to fail if anyone tries to update
+	// ReplicaSetController to use apps/v1 without updating this conversion adapter.
+	// Please change conversionClient to use the new RS version instead of extensions/v1beta1,
+	// and then return a conversionClient here.
+	panic("need to update RC/RS conversionClient for apps/v1")
+}
+
 type conversionExtensionsClient struct {
 	clientset clientset.Interface
 	extensionsv1beta1client.ExtensionsV1beta1Interface