diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ef57f50..a70dbc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func (r *DeploymentResource) Mutate(current client.Object) error {
     // 4. Update internal desired state with the mutated current object.
     // This ensures that subsequent calls to ConvergingStatus and ExtractData
     // use the fully mutated state, including status.
-    r.desired = currentDeployment.DeepCopy()
+    r.desired = currentDeployment
     
     return nil
 }
@@ -835,6 +835,8 @@ func (r *DeploymentResource) Mutate(current client.Object) error {
             return err
         }
     }
+	
+	r.deployment = currentDeployment
     
     return nil
 }
diff --git a/examples/component-architecture-basics/resources/deployment_resource.go b/examples/component-architecture-basics/resources/deployment_resource.go
index 61f409d..512bfe3 100644
--- a/examples/component-architecture-basics/resources/deployment_resource.go
+++ b/examples/component-architecture-basics/resources/deployment_resource.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (r *DeploymentResource) Mutate(current client.Object) error {
 	// 4. Update internal desired state with the mutated current object.
 	// This ensures that subsequent calls to ConvergingStatus and ExtractData
 	// use the fully mutated state, including status.
-	r.deployment = currentDeployment.DeepCopy()
+	r.deployment = currentDeployment
 
 	return nil
 }