diff --git a/docs/kubectl.md b/docs/kubectl.md
index a3243ceefaf80..cd2910b7253fc 100644
--- a/docs/kubectl.md
+++ b/docs/kubectl.md
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ Examples:
   $ cat pod.json | kubectl update -f -
   <update a pod based on the json passed into stdin>
   
-  $ kubectl update pods my-pod --patch='{ "labels": { "foo": "bar" } }'
-  <update a pod by downloading it, applying the patch, then updating>
+  $ kubectl update pods my-pod --patch='{ "apiVersion": "v1beta1", "desiredState": { "manifest": [{ "cpu": 100 }]}}'
+  <update a pod by downloading it, applying the patch, then updating, requires apiVersion be specified>
 
 Usage:
 ```
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Usage:
       --match-server-version=false: Require server version to match client version
   -n, --namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.
       --ns-path="/home/username/.kubernetes_ns": Path to the namespace info file that holds the namespace context to use for CLI requests.
-      --patch="": A JSON document to override the existing resource.  The resource is downloaded, then patched with the JSON, the re-updated
+      --patch="": A JSON document to override the existing resource.  The resource is downloaded, then patched with the JSON, the updated
   -s, --server="": The address of the Kubernetes API server
       --stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr
       --token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
index b09bab9514674..b606681552efb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/update.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ Examples:
   $ cat pod.json | kubectl update -f -
   <update a pod based on the json passed into stdin>
   
-  $ kubectl update pods my-pod --patch='{ "labels": { "foo": "bar" } }'
-  <update a pod by downloading it, applying the patch, then updating>`,
+  $ kubectl update pods my-pod --patch='{ "apiVersion": "v1beta1", "desiredState": { "manifest": [{ "cpu": 100 }]}}'
+  <update a pod by downloading it, applying the patch, then updating, requires apiVersion be specified>`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			filename := GetFlagString(cmd, "filename")
 			patch := GetFlagString(cmd, "patch")
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Examples:
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("filename", "f", "", "Filename or URL to file to use to update the resource")
-	cmd.Flags().String("patch", "", "A JSON document to override the existing resource.  The resource is downloaded, then patched with the JSON, the re-updated")
+	cmd.Flags().String("patch", "", "A JSON document to override the existing resource.  The resource is downloaded, then patched with the JSON, the updated")
 	return cmd
 }