diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7f8c4e01d..65f79665d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ spec:
     generate:
       kind: ConfigMap
       name: zk-kafka-address
+      # create the resource in the new namespace
+      namespace: "{{request.object.name}}"
       data:
         kind: ConfigMap
         data: