diff --git a/Documentation/openshift.md b/Documentation/openshift.md
index b226ee95d..8535ce4fc 100644
--- a/Documentation/openshift.md
+++ b/Documentation/openshift.md
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ To orchestrate the storage platform, Rook requires the following access in the c
 
 Before starting the Rook operator or cluster, create the security context constraints needed by the Rook pods. The following yaml is found in `scc.yaml` under `/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph`.
 
+**NOTE** Older versions of OpenShift may require `apiVersion: v1`.
+
 ```yaml
 kind: SecurityContextConstraints
-apiVersion: v1
+apiVersion: security.openshift.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph
 allowPrivilegedContainer: true
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/scc.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/scc.yaml
index 10d6bf281..5ea72e090 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/scc.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/scc.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 kind: SecurityContextConstraints
-apiVersion: v1
+# older versions of openshift have "apiVersion: v1"
+apiVersion: security.openshift.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph
 allowPrivilegedContainer: true