diff --git a/designs/simplified-scaffolding.md b/designs/simplified-scaffolding.md
index 96c00102d6b..ca5e1bc9e4f 100644
--- a/designs/simplified-scaffolding.md
+++ b/designs/simplified-scaffolding.md
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.Logger(true))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(func(o *zap.Options) {
+		o.Development = true
+	}))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{Scheme: scheme})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/emptymain.go b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/emptymain.go
index cc7c93ce3a6..5d46ce69d26 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/emptymain.go
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/emptymain.go
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-addr", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.Logger(true))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(func(o *zap.Options) {
+		o.Development = true
+	}))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{Scheme: scheme, MetricsBindAddress: metricsAddr})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go
index 71baa20cb2b..225d661fb9e 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go
+++ b/docs/book/src/cronjob-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ func main() {
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.Logger(true))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(func(o *zap.Options) {
+		o.Development = true
+	}))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
diff --git a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go
index d8417b08ac4..a1dc728412a 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go
+++ b/docs/book/src/multiversion-tutorial/testdata/project/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ func main() {
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.Logger(true))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(func(o *zap.Options) {
+		o.Development = true
+	}))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go b/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go
index df1913ae491..9ef5b886319 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ func main() {
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.Logger(true))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(func(o *zap.Options) {
+		o.Development = true
+	}))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
diff --git a/testdata/project-v2/main.go b/testdata/project-v2/main.go
index c8a870c57ee..f9c0f9c665f 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v2/main.go
+++ b/testdata/project-v2/main.go
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ func main() {
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.Logger(true))
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(func(o *zap.Options) {
+		o.Development = true
+	}))
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,