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 Now let's create a new MySQL cluster. Create a cluster.yaml file with the following contents
 
 ```yaml
-apiVersion: mysql.oracle.com/v1
+apiVersion: mysql.oracle.com/v1alpha1
 kind: MySQLCluster
 metadata:
   name: myappdb