diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 983d415..d671958 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ The following example shows the most minimal valid manifest to create a new Dapr
 
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: operator.dapr.io/v1alpha1
+kind: DaprInstance
+metadata:
+  name: "dapr-instance"
+spec:
+  values: {}
+```
+
+```yaml
+# Deprecated, use DaprInstance instead
+apiVersion: operator.dapr.io/v1alpha1
 kind: DaprControlPlane
 metadata:
   name: "dapr-control-plane"
@@ -50,17 +60,17 @@ spec:
   values: {}
 ```
 
-The `DaprControlPlane` resource is a Kubernetes Custom Resource (CRD) that describes the desired state for a given Dapr instance and allows for the configuration of the components that make up the instance.
+The `DaprInstance` resource is a Kubernetes Custom Resource (CRD) that describes the desired state for a given Dapr instance and allows for the configuration of the components that make up the instance.
 
-When the `Dapr Kubernetes Operator` sees a new `DaprControlPlane` resource, the Dapr components are provisioned using Kubernetes resources generated from the official [Dapr Helm Charts](https://github.com/dapr/helm-charts) and managed by the operator.
+When the `Dapr Kubernetes Operator` sees a new `DaprInstance` resource, the Dapr components are provisioned using Kubernetes resources generated from the official [Dapr Helm Charts](https://github.com/dapr/helm-charts) and managed by the operator.
 This means that the same configuration option that are available when [installing Dapr using Helm](https://docs.dapr.io/operations/hosting/kubernetes/kubernetes-deploy/#install-with-helm-advanced) can also be used to configure the `Dapr Kubernetes Operator`
-When something changes on an existing `DaprControlPlane` resource or any resource generated by the operator, the operator works to reconfigure the cluster to ensure the actual state of the cluster matches the desired state.
+When something changes on an existing `DaprInstance` resource or any resource generated by the operator, the operator works to reconfigure the cluster to ensure the actual state of the cluster matches the desired state.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> The operator expect that a single `DaprControlPlane` named `dapr-control-plane` and placed in the same namespace where the operator runs exists at a given point in time.
-> Any additional `DaprControlPlane` resources will be moved to an `Error` state and ignored.
+> The operator expect that a single `DaprInstance` named `dapr-instance` and placed in the same namespace where the operator runs exists at a given point in time.
+> Any additional `DaprInstance` resources will be moved to an `Error` state and ignored.
 
-The `DaprControlPlane` Custom Resource consists of the following properties
+The `DaprInstance` Custom Resource consists of the following properties
 
 | Name   | Default | Description                                                      |
 |--------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -85,9 +95,9 @@ kubectl apply -n openshift-operators -f config/samples/basic/dapr-basic.yaml
 There will be several Dapr controllers and resources created that should be familiar to anyone who has deployed Dapr before using [helm](https://docs.dapr.io/operations/hosting/kubernetes/kubernetes-deploy/#install-with-helm-advanced):
 
 ```bash
-➜ kubecto tree daprcontrolplanes.operator.dapr.io dapr-control-plane
+➜ kubecto tree daprinstance.operator.dapr.io dapr-instance
 NAMESPACE            NAME                                                     READY  REASON  AGE
-openshift-operators  DaprControlPlane/dapr-control-plane                      True   Ready   72s
+openshift-operators  DaprInstance/dapr-instance                               True   Ready   72s
 openshift-operators  ├─ConfigMap/dapr-trust-bundle                            -              68s
 openshift-operators  ├─Configuration/daprsystem                               -              68s
 openshift-operators  ├─Deployment/dapr-operator                               -              68s
diff --git a/config/samples/basic/dapr-basic.yaml b/config/samples/basic/dapr-basic.yaml
index 0c800c0..3620daa 100644
--- a/config/samples/basic/dapr-basic.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/basic/dapr-basic.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: operator.dapr.io/v1alpha1
-kind: DaprControlPlane
+kind: DaprInstance
 metadata:
-  name: "dapr-control-plane"
+  name: "dapr-instance"
 spec:
-  # This object provides access to values passed into the Dpr Helm chart
+  # This object provides access to values passed into the Dapr Helm chart
   values: {}