diff --git a/upgrade/cleanup.sh b/upgrade/cleanup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+kubectl get zfsvolumes.openebs.io -n openebs -oyaml > volumes.yaml
+
+# remove the finalizer from the old CR
+sed -i "/zfs.openebs.io\/finalizer/d" volumes.yaml
+kubectl apply -f volumes.yaml
+
+# delete the old CR
+kubectl delete -f volumes.yaml
+
+# delete the CRD definition
+kubectl delete crd zfsvolumes.openebs.io
+
+
+kubectl get zfssnapshots.openebs.io -n openebs -oyaml > snapshots.yaml
+
+# remove the finalizer from the old CR
+sed -i "/zfs.openebs.io\/finalizer/d" snapshots.yaml
+kubectl apply -f snapshots.yaml
+
+# delete the old CR
+kubectl delete -f snapshots.yaml
+
+# delete the CRD definition
+kubectl delete crd zfssnapshots.openebs.io
diff --git a/upgrade/crd.yaml b/upgrade/crd.yaml
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+##############################################
+###########                       ############
+###########   ZFSVolume CRD       ############
+###########                       ############
+##############################################
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: zfsvolumes.zfs.openebs.io
+spec:
+  group: zfs.openebs.io
+  version: v1alpha1
+  scope: Namespaced
+  names:
+    plural: zfsvolumes
+    singular: zfsvolume
+    kind: ZFSVolume
+    shortNames:
+    - zfsvol
+    - zv
+  additionalPrinterColumns:
+  - JSONPath: .spec.poolName
+    name: ZPool
+    description: ZFS Pool where the volume is created
+    type: string
+  - JSONPath: .spec.ownerNodeID
+    name: Node
+    description: Node where the volume is created
+    type: string
+  - JSONPath: .spec.capacity
+    name: Size
+    description: Size of the volume
+    type: string
+  - JSONPath: .spec.volblocksize
+    name: volblocksize
+    description: volblocksize for the created zvol
+    type: string
+  - JSONPath: .spec.recordsize
+    name: recordsize
+    description: recordsize for the created zfs dataset
+    type: string
+  - JSONPath: .spec.fsType
+    name: Filesystem
+    description: filesystem created on the volume
+    type: string
+---
+##############################################
+###########                       ############
+###########   Snapshot CRD        ############
+###########                       ############
+##############################################
+
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: zfssnapshots.zfs.openebs.io
+spec:
+  group: zfs.openebs.io
+  version: v1alpha1
+  scope: Namespaced
+  names:
+    plural: zfssnapshots
+    singular: zfssnapshot
+    kind: ZFSSnapshot
+    shortNames:
+    - zfssnapshot
+    - zfssnap
+---
diff --git a/upgrade/upgrade.sh b/upgrade/upgrade.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# ZFSVolumes: create the new CR with apiVersion as zfs.openebs.io and kind as Volume
+
+kubectl get zfsvolumes.openebs.io -n openebs -oyaml > volumes.yaml
+
+
+# update the group name to zfs.openebs.io
+sed -i "s/apiVersion: openebs.io/apiVersion: zfs.openebs.io/g" volumes.yaml
+# create the new CR
+kubectl apply -f volumes.yaml
+
+rm volumes.yaml
+
+
+# ZFSSnapshots: create the new CR with apiVersion as zfs.openebs.io and kind as Snapshot
+
+kubectl get zfssnapshots.openebs.io -n openebs -oyaml > snapshots.yaml
+
+
+# update the group name to zfs.openebs.io
+sed -i "s/apiVersion: openebs.io/apiVersion: zfs.openebs.io/g" snapshots.yaml
+# create the new CR
+kubectl apply -f snapshots.yaml
+
+rm snapshots.yaml