diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 557b29d9b..0c7f488e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ Multus is compatible to work with both CRD and TPR(deprecated in K8s 1.7).
 apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
-  name: network-attachment-definitions.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io
+  name: network-attachment-definitions.k8s.cni.cncf.io
 spec:
-  group: kubernetes.cni.cncf.io
+  group: k8s.cni.cncf.io
   version: v1
   scope: Namespaced
   names:
@@ -112,19 +112,19 @@ spec:
 2. Run kubectl create command for the Custom Resource Definition
 ```
 # kubectl create -f ./crdnetwork.yaml
-customresourcedefinition "networks.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io" created
+customresourcedefinition "network-attachment-definitions.k8s.cni.cncf.io" created
 ```
 3. Run kubectl get command to check the Network CRD creation
 ```
 # kubectl get CustomResourceDefinition
 NAME                      KIND
-networks.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io   CustomResourceDefinition.v1beta1.apiextensions.k8s.io
+network-attachment-definitions.k8s.cni.cncf.io   CustomResourceDefinition.v1beta1.apiextensions.k8s.io
 ```
 For Kubernetes v1.7 and above use CRD to create network object. For version older than 1.7 use TPR based objects as shown below: 
 
 Note: Both TPR and CRD will have same selfLink : 
 
-*/apis/kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/default/networks/*
+*/apis/k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/default/network-attachment-definitions/*
 
 
 #### TPR based Network objects
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Note: Both TPR and CRD will have same selfLink :
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: ThirdPartyResource
 metadata:
-  name: network.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io
+  name: network-attachment-definition.k8s.cni.cncf.io
 description: "A specification of a Network obj in the kubernetes"
 versions:
 - name: v1
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ versions:
 
 ```
 # kubectl create -f ./tprnetwork.yaml
-thirdpartyresource "network.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io" created
+thirdpartyresource "network-attachment-definition.k8s.cni.cncf.io" created
 ```
 3. Run kubectl get command to check the Network TPR creation
 ```
 # kubectl get thirdpartyresource
 NAME                     DESCRIPTION                                          VERSION(S)
-network.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io   A specification of a Network obj in the kubernetes   v1
+network-attachment-definition.k8s.cni.cncf.io   A specification of a Network obj in the kubernetes   v1
 ```
 ### Creating network resources in Kubernetes
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ network.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io   A specification of a Network obj in the kuberne
 2. Save the following YAML to flannel-network.yaml
 
 ```
-apiVersion: "kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1"
+apiVersion: "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
 kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
 metadata:
   name: flannel-networkobj
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ flannel-networkobj           26s
 ```
 4. Get the custom network object details
 ```
-apiVersion: kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1
+apiVersion: k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1
 kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
 metadata:
   clusterName: ""
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ metadata:
   name: flannel-networkobj
   namespace: default
   resourceVersion: "21176114"
-  selfLink: /apis/kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/default/networks/flannel-networkobj
+  selfLink: /apis/k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/default/networks/flannel-networkobj
   uid: 8ac8f873-59b2-11e8-8308-a4bf01024e6f
 spec:
   config: '{ "cniVersion": "0.3.0", "type": "flannel", "delegate": { "isDefaultGateway":
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ spec:
 ```
 5. Save the following YAML to sriov-network.yaml to creating sriov network object. ( Refer to [Intel - SR-IOV CNI](https://github.com/Intel-Corp/sriov-cni) or contact @kural in [Intel-Corp Slack](https://intel-corp.herokuapp.com/) for running the DPDK based workloads in Kubernetes)
 ```
-apiVersion: "kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1"
+apiVersion: "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
 kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
 metadata:
   name: sriov-conf
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ spec:
 6. Likewise save the following YAML to sriov-vlanid-l2enable-network.yaml to create another sriov based network object:
 
 ```
-apiVersion: "kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1"
+apiVersion: "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
 kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
 metadata:
   name: sriov-vlanid-l2enable-conf
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ kind: Pod
 metadata:
   name: multus-multi-net-poc
   annotations:
-    kubernetes.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: '[
+    k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: '[
             { "name": "flannel-conf" },
             { "name": "sriov-conf" },
             { "name": "sriov-vlanid-l2enable-conf",
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 41e2dcb35..ebd297543 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ More specifically, these examples show:
 
 * Multus configured, using CNI a `.conf` file, with CRD support, specifying that we will use a "default network".
 * A resource definition with a daemonset that places the `.conf` on each node in the cluster.
-* A CRD definining the "networks" @ `networks.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io` 
+* A CRD definining the "networks" @ `network-attachment-definitions.k8s.cni.cncf.io` 
 * CRD objects containing the configuration for both Flannel & macvlan.
 
 ## Quick-start instructions
diff --git a/examples/crd.yml b/examples/crd.yml
index 1e8c118de..1dac3ae7a 100644
--- a/examples/crd.yml
+++ b/examples/crd.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
-  name: network-attachment-definitions.kubernetes.cni.cncf.io
+  name: network-attachment-definitions.k8s.cni.cncf.io
 spec:
-  group: kubernetes.cni.cncf.io
+  group: k8s.cni.cncf.io
   version: v1
   scope: Namespaced
   names:
diff --git a/examples/flannel-conf.yml b/examples/flannel-conf.yml
index ed3d86659..64b431e82 100644
--- a/examples/flannel-conf.yml
+++ b/examples/flannel-conf.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-apiVersion: "kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1"
+apiVersion: "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
 kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
 metadata:
   name: flannel-conf
diff --git a/examples/macvlan-conf.yml b/examples/macvlan-conf.yml
index c18f95512..e393dda0c 100644
--- a/examples/macvlan-conf.yml
+++ b/examples/macvlan-conf.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-apiVersion: "kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1"
+apiVersion: "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
 kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
 metadata:
   name: macvlan-conf
diff --git a/k8sclient/k8sclient.go b/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
index bcbf3e9f0..c45492a21 100644
--- a/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
+++ b/k8sclient/k8sclient.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func getPodNetworkAnnotation(client KubeClient, k8sArgs types.K8sArgs) (string,
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("getPodNetworkAnnotation: failed to query the pod %v in out of cluster comm: %v", string(k8sArgs.K8S_POD_NAME), err)
 	}
 
-	return pod.Annotations["kubernetes.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks"], pod.ObjectMeta.Namespace, nil
+	return pod.Annotations["k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks"], pod.ObjectMeta.Namespace, nil
 }
 
 func parsePodNetworkObjectName(podnetwork string) (string, string, string, error) {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func cniConfigFromNetworkResource(customResource *types.NetworkAttachmentDefinit
 }
 
 func getKubernetesDelegate(client KubeClient, net *types.NetworkSelectionElement, confdir string) (*types.DelegateNetConf, error) {
-	rawPath := fmt.Sprintf("/apis/kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/%s/network-attachment-definitions/%s", net.Namespace, net.Name)
+	rawPath := fmt.Sprintf("/apis/k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/%s/network-attachment-definitions/%s", net.Namespace, net.Name)
 	netData, err := client.GetRawWithPath(rawPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getKubernetesDelegate: failed to get network resource, refer Multus README.md for the usage guide: %v", err)
diff --git a/testing/testing.go b/testing/testing.go
index 5795254c3..8814abf42 100644
--- a/testing/testing.go
+++ b/testing/testing.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (f *FakeKubeClient) GetRawWithPath(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 func (f *FakeKubeClient) AddNetConfig(namespace, name, data string) {
 	cr := fmt.Sprintf(`{
-  "apiVersion": "kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1",
+  "apiVersion": "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1",
   "kind": "Network",
   "metadata": {
     "namespace": "%s",
@@ -64,19 +64,19 @@ func (f *FakeKubeClient) AddNetConfig(namespace, name, data string) {
 }`, namespace, name, strings.Replace(data, "\"", "\\\"", -1))
 	cr = strings.Replace(cr, "\n", "", -1)
 	cr = strings.Replace(cr, "\t", "", -1)
-	f.nets[fmt.Sprintf("/apis/kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/%s/network-attachment-definitions/%s", namespace, name)] = cr
+	f.nets[fmt.Sprintf("/apis/k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/%s/network-attachment-definitions/%s", namespace, name)] = cr
 }
 
 func (f *FakeKubeClient) AddNetFile(namespace, name, filePath, fileData string) {
 	cr := fmt.Sprintf(`{
-  "apiVersion": "kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1",
+  "apiVersion": "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1",
   "kind": "Network",
   "metadata": {
     "namespace": "%s",
     "name": "%s"
   }
 }`, namespace, name)
-	f.nets[fmt.Sprintf("/apis/kubernetes.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/%s/network-attachment-definitions/%s", namespace, name)] = cr
+	f.nets[fmt.Sprintf("/apis/k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1/namespaces/%s/network-attachment-definitions/%s", namespace, name)] = cr
 
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(filePath, []byte(fileData), 0600)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func NewFakePod(name string, netAnnotation string) *v1.Pod {
 		netAnnotation = strings.Replace(netAnnotation, "\n", "", -1)
 		netAnnotation = strings.Replace(netAnnotation, "\t", "", -1)
 		pod.ObjectMeta.Annotations = map[string]string{
-			"kubernetes.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks": netAnnotation,
+			"k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks": netAnnotation,
 		}
 	}
 	return pod