diff --git a/docs/tools_user_guide.md b/docs/tools_user_guide.md
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--- a/docs/tools_user_guide.md
+++ b/docs/tools_user_guide.md
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ OUTPUT_YAML_FILE=hack/install.yaml
 kubebuilder create config --name=<my-project-name> --controller-image=<controller-image> --output=$OUTPUT_YAML_FILE
 ```
 
+The default controller type is a StatefulSet. If you want the controller manager to be
+a Deployment, use the following command:
+
+```sh
+kubebuilder create config --name=<my-project-name> --controller-image=<controller-image> --controller-type=deployment --output=$OUTPUT_YAML_FILE
+```
+
 This generates the YAML config to create the following resources:
 
 * Namespace