diff --git a/examples/15-managed-nodes.yaml b/examples/15-managed-nodes.yaml
index a6befd12dc..8037514f73 100644
--- a/examples/15-managed-nodes.yaml
+++ b/examples/15-managed-nodes.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ managedNodeGroups:
     privateNetworking: true
 
   - name: custom-ami
+    amiFamily: AmazonLinux2
     ami: ami-custom
     preBootstrapCommands:
       # disable hyperthreading
diff --git a/examples/22-managed-nodes-launch-template.yaml b/examples/22-managed-nodes-launch-template.yaml
index a827dbef4e..9efc2f33d9 100644
--- a/examples/22-managed-nodes-launch-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/22-managed-nodes-launch-template.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ managedNodeGroups:
 - name: custom-nodegroup
   instanceType: m5.xlarge
   desiredCapacity: 2
+  amiFamily: AmazonLinux2
   ami: ami-0e124de4755b2734d
   ssh:
     allow: true
diff --git a/examples/31-override-bootstrap-command-unmanaged-nodegroup.yaml b/examples/31-override-bootstrap-command-unmanaged-nodegroup.yaml
index 5bba060219..cdd60c4a87 100644
--- a/examples/31-override-bootstrap-command-unmanaged-nodegroup.yaml
+++ b/examples/31-override-bootstrap-command-unmanaged-nodegroup.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ nodeGroups:
   - name: ng-1
     minSize: 1
     maxSize: 2
+    amiFamily: AmazonLinux2
     ami: ami-12345
     desiredCapacity: 1
     overrideBootstrapCommand: |