diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f4befbba4b8f..5adbfaf09e38 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -407,14 +407,24 @@ kind-build: kind-ready docker-otelcontribcol
 
 .PHONY: kind-install-daemonset
 kind-install-daemonset: kind-ready kind-uninstall-daemonset## Install a local Collector version into the cluster.
-	@echo "Installing Collector"
+	@echo "Installing daemonset collector"
 	helm install daemonset-collector-dev open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector --values ./examples/kubernetes/daemonset-collector-dev.yaml
 
 .PHONY: kind-uninstall-daemonset
 kind-uninstall-daemonset: kind-ready
-	@echo "Uninstalling Collector"
+	@echo "Uninstalling daemonset collector"
 	helm uninstall --ignore-not-found daemonset-collector-dev
 
+.PHONY: kind-install-deployment
+kind-install-deployment: kind-ready kind-uninstall-deployment## Install a local Collector version into the cluster.
+	@echo "Installing deployment collector"
+	helm install deployment-collector-dev open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector --values ./examples/kubernetes/deployment-collector-dev.yaml
+
+.PHONY: kind-uninstall-deployment
+kind-uninstall-deployment: kind-ready
+	@echo "Uninstalling deployment collector"
+	helm uninstall --ignore-not-found deployment-collector-dev
+
 .PHONY: all-checklinks
 all-checklinks:
 	$(MAKE) $(FOR_GROUP_TARGET) TARGET="checklinks"
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/deployment-collector-dev.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/deployment-collector-dev.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2a383e46506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/deployment-collector-dev.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+mode: deployment
+
+image:
+  repository: otelcontribcol-dev
+  tag: "0.0.1"
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+
+command:
+  name: otelcontribcol
+
+extraEnvs:
+  - name: K8S_NODE_NAME
+    valueFrom:
+      fieldRef:
+        fieldPath: spec.nodeName
+
+clusterRole:
+  create: true
+  rules:
+    - apiGroups:
+        - ""
+      resources:
+        - events
+        - namespaces
+        - namespaces/status
+        - nodes
+        - nodes/spec
+        - pods
+        - pods/status
+        - replicationcontrollers
+        - replicationcontrollers/status
+        - resourcequotas
+        - services
+      verbs:
+        - get
+        - list
+        - watch
+    - apiGroups:
+        - apps
+      resources:
+        - daemonsets
+        - deployments
+        - replicasets
+        - statefulsets
+      verbs:
+        - get
+        - list
+        - watch
+    - apiGroups:
+        - extensions
+      resources:
+        - daemonsets
+        - deployments
+        - replicasets
+      verbs:
+        - get
+        - list
+        - watch
+    - apiGroups:
+        - batch
+      resources:
+        - jobs
+        - cronjobs
+      verbs:
+        - get
+        - list
+        - watch
+    - apiGroups:
+        - autoscaling
+      resources:
+        - horizontalpodautoscalers
+      verbs:
+        - get
+        - list
+        - watch
+
+config:
+  exporters:
+    debug:
+      verbosity: detailed
+  receivers:
+    k8s_cluster:
+      collection_interval: 10s
+      metrics:
+        k8s.container.cpu_limit:
+          enabled: false
+
+  service:
+    pipelines:
+      metrics:
+        receivers: [k8s_cluster]
+        processors: [batch]
+        exporters: [debug]
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diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/dev-docs.md b/examples/kubernetes/dev-docs.md
index b42e59c1e1ab..9c08dec1b9ac 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes/dev-docs.md
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/dev-docs.md
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@ This only stands as a sample configuration and users need to tune this according
 
 #### Uninstall the Daemonset
 `make kind-uninstall-daemonset`
+
+#### Install the Collector as Deployment
+`make kind-install-deployment`
+
+This command will install the Collector using the [`deployment-collector-dev.yaml`](./deployment-collector-dev.yaml)
+configuration sample.
+This only stands as a sample configuration and users need to tune this according to their needs.
+
+#### Uninstall the Deployment
+`make kind-uninstall-deployment`