diff --git a/examples/cephfs/snapshot.yaml b/examples/cephfs/snapshot.yaml
index 52bd2c2ff..29e0a8f58 100644
--- a/examples/cephfs/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/examples/cephfs/snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ---
-apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1beta1
+# Snapshot API version compatibility matrix:
+# v1betav1:
+#   v1.17 =< k8s < v1.20
+#   2.x =< snapshot-controller < v4.x
+# v1:
+#   k8s >= v1.20
+#   snapshot-controller >= v4.x
+# We recommend to use {sidecar, controller, crds} of same version
+apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
 kind: VolumeSnapshot
 metadata:
   name: cephfs-pvc-snapshot
diff --git a/examples/cephfs/snapshotclass.yaml b/examples/cephfs/snapshotclass.yaml
index 3444f5199..62379cb8c 100644
--- a/examples/cephfs/snapshotclass.yaml
+++ b/examples/cephfs/snapshotclass.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ---
-apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1beta1
+# Snapshot API version compatibility matrix:
+# v1betav1:
+#   v1.17 =< k8s < v1.20
+#   2.x =< snapshot-controller < v4.x
+# v1:
+#   k8s >= v1.20
+#   snapshot-controller >= v4.x
+# We recommend to use {sidecar, controller, crds} of same version
+apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
 kind: VolumeSnapshotClass
 metadata:
   name: csi-cephfsplugin-snapclass
diff --git a/examples/rbd/snapshot.yaml b/examples/rbd/snapshot.yaml
index a7127ab57..014634f44 100644
--- a/examples/rbd/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/examples/rbd/snapshot.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ---
-apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1beta1
+# Snapshot API version compatibility matrix:
+# v1betav1:
+#   v1.17 =< k8s < v1.20
+#   2.x =< snapshot-controller < v4.x
+# v1:
+#   k8s >= v1.20
+#   snapshot-controller >= v4.x
+# We recommend to use {sidecar, controller, crds} of same version
+apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
 kind: VolumeSnapshot
 metadata:
   name: rbd-pvc-snapshot
diff --git a/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml b/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml
index 0e8fc3daa..d2f325bc0 100644
--- a/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml
+++ b/examples/rbd/snapshotclass.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ---
-apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1beta1
+# Snapshot API version compatibility matrix:
+# v1betav1:
+#   v1.17 =< k8s < v1.20
+#   2.x =< snapshot-controller < v4.x
+# v1:
+#   k8s >= v1.20
+#   snapshot-controller >= v4.x
+# We recommend to use {sidecar, controller, crds} of same version
+apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1
 kind: VolumeSnapshotClass
 metadata:
   name: csi-rbdplugin-snapclass