diff --git a/cmd/test-manifests/hello/kustomization.yaml b/cmd/test-manifests/hello/kustomization.yaml
index ff1cb63a2..c446e234f 100644
--- a/cmd/test-manifests/hello/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/cmd/test-manifests/hello/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: hello
 
 namespace: default
diff --git a/site/content/en/faq/kustomize/_index.md b/site/content/en/faq/kustomize/_index.md
index e7bd2d5f6..c3279e92f 100644
--- a/site/content/en/faq/kustomize/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/faq/kustomize/_index.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ The configuration directive allows customization of the following transformers:
 
 ```yaml
 commonAnnotations: []
-commonLabels: []
+labels: []
 nameprefix: []
 namespace: []
 varreference: []
diff --git a/site/content/en/guides/config_management/labels_annotations.md b/site/content/en/guides/config_management/labels_annotations.md
index fbe9e5cb3..f380907d8 100755
--- a/site/content/en/guides/config_management/labels_annotations.md
+++ b/site/content/en/guides/config_management/labels_annotations.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description: >
 
 
 {{< alert color="success" title="TL;DR" >}}
-- Set Labels for all Resources declared within a Project with `commonLabels`
+- Set Labels for all Resources declared within a Project with `labels`
 - Set Annotations for all Resources declared within a Project with `commonAnnotations`
 {{< /alert >}}
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Users may want to define a common set of labels or annotations for all the Resou
 
 ## Setting Labels
 
-**Example:** Add the labels declared in `commonLabels` to all Resources in the project.
+**Example:** Add the labels declared in `labels` to all Resources in the project.
 
-**Important:** Once set, commonLabels should not be changed so as not to change the Selectors for Services
+**Important:** Once set, labels should not be changed so as not to change the Selectors for Services
 or Workloads.
 
 **Input:** The kustomization.yaml and deployment.yaml files
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ or Workloads.
 # kustomization.yaml
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: foo
   environment: test
 resources:
@@ -99,22 +99,22 @@ spec:
 ```
 
 {{% alert color="success" title="Command / Examples" %}}
-Check out the [reference](/references/kustomize/kustomization/commonlabels/) for commands and examples for `setting labels`
+Check out the [reference](/references/kustomize/kustomization/labels/) for commands and examples for `setting labels`
 {{% /alert %}}
 
 ### Propagating Labels to Selectors
 In addition to updating the labels for each Resource, any selectors will also be updated to target the
-labels.  e.g. the selectors for Services in the project will be updated to include the commonLabels
+labels.  e.g. the selectors for Services in the project will be updated to include the labels
 *in addition* to the other labels.
 
-**Note:** Once set, commonLabels should not be changed so as not to change the Selectors for Services
+**Note:** Once set, labels should not be changed so as not to change the Selectors for Services
 or Workloads.
 
 {{< alert color="success" title="Common Labels" >}}
 The k8s.io documentation defines a set of [Common Labeling Conventions](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/common-labels/)
 that may be applied to Applications.
 
-**Note:** commonLabels should only be set for **immutable** labels, since they will be applied to Selectors.
+**Note:** labels should only be set for **immutable** labels, since they will be applied to Selectors.
 
 Labeling Workload Resources makes it simpler to query Pods - e.g. for the purpose of getting their logs.
 {{< /alert >}}
diff --git a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/_index.md b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/_index.md
index ed88329bf..501784ef4 100644
--- a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/_index.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ and _transformers_.
 * A _transformer_ plugin makes changes to existing Kubernetes objects. For example, it might apply a custom order to the resource list, perform special
    container command line edits, or any other
    transformation beyond those provided by the
-   builtin (`namePrefix`, `commonLabels`, etc.)
+   builtin (`namePrefix`, `labels`, etc.)
    transformers.
 
 [generator options]: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/tree/master/examples/generatorOptions.md
diff --git a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_krm_functions.md b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_krm_functions.md
index e950acc61..64604f305 100644
--- a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_krm_functions.md
+++ b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_krm_functions.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ referencing all of the above:
 
 ```yaml
 # $MYAPP/kustomization.yaml
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: hello
 resources:
 - deployment.yaml
diff --git a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_plugins.md b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_plugins.md
index c4b448a8f..4e11861ae 100644
--- a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_plugins.md
+++ b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/exec_plugins.md
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ referencing all of the above:
 
 ```bash
 # $MYAPP/kustomization.yaml
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: hello
 resources:
 - deployment.yaml
diff --git a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/go_plugins.md b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/go_plugins.md
index 2a2273017..cfef3571f 100644
--- a/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/go_plugins.md
+++ b/site/content/en/guides/extending_kustomize/go_plugins.md
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ config:
 
 ```shell
 cat <<EOF >$MYAPP/kustomization.yaml
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: hello
 generators:
 - secGenerator.yaml
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kubectl/apply/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kubectl/apply/_index.md
index 24066b1f9..3421e40c2 100755
--- a/site/content/en/references/kubectl/apply/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kubectl/apply/_index.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ resources:
 namespace: default
 
 # labels added to all Resources
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: example
   env: test
 ```
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/builtins/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/builtins/_index.md
index d0b70962b..16f34f5b8 100644
--- a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/builtins/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/builtins/_index.md
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ images:
 
 ### Usage via `kustomization.yaml`
 
-#### field name: `commonLabels`
+#### field name: `labels`
 
 Adds labels to all resources and selectors
 
 ```bash
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   someName: someValue
   owner: alice
   app: bingo
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/create/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/create/_index.md
index acb41efe8..13c3e1163 100644
--- a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/create/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/create/_index.md
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ resources:
 - deployment.yaml
 - service.yaml
 namespace: myapp
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: myapp
 ```
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/localize/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/localize/_index.md
index 87669e22a..885b98d68 100644
--- a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/localize/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/cmd/localize/_index.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ example
 ```shell
 # example/localized-remote-kustomize-v5.0.0/kustomization.yaml
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   purpose: remoteReference
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/glossary/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/glossary/_index.md
index e9eead795..542ad11dc 100644
--- a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/glossary/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/glossary/_index.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ falling into four categories:
 
 * _transformers_ - what to _do_ to the aforementioned resources.
    Example fields: _namePrefix_, _nameSuffix_, _images_,
-   _commonLabels_, _patchesJson6902_, etc. and the more
+   _labels_, _patchesJson6902_, etc. and the more
    general _transformers_ (v2.1) field.
 
 * _meta_ - fields which may influence all or some of
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/_index.md
index cb316a9c6..0a5607c60 100644
--- a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/_index.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ validators:
 The order in each of these lists is relevant
 and respected.
 
-> There are other fields too, e.g. `commonLabels`, `namePrefixes`,
+> There are other fields too, e.g. `labels`, `namePrefixes`,
 > `patches`, etc.  These fields are _convenience_ fields, shorthand for
 > longer transformer configuration stanzas, and are discussed later.
 > They're what's used most often, but it's useful to first cover
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/commonlabels/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/commonlabels/_index.md
index 3c57b9580..d7dc9a1c7 100644
--- a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/commonlabels/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/commonlabels/_index.md
@@ -9,19 +9,27 @@ description: >
 
 [labels]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/kustomization/labels/
 
+{{% pageinfo color="warning" %}}
+The `commonLabels` field was deprecated in v5.0.0. Please use the [labels] field instead.
+
+The `commonLabels` field will never be removed from the kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1 Kustomization API, 
+but it will not be included in the kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1 Kustomization API. When Kustomization v1 is available,
+we will announce the deprecation of the v1beta1 version. There will be at least
+two releases between deprecation and removal of Kustomization v1beta1 support from the
+kustomize CLI, and removal itself will happen in a future major version bump.
+
+You can run `kustomize edit fix` to automatically convert `commonLabels` to `labels`.
+
+Note: Selectors for resources such as Deployments and Services shouldn't be changed once the
+resource has been applied to a cluster. Changing commonLabels to live resources could result in failures.
+{{% /pageinfo %}}
+
 Add labels and selectors to all resources.  If the label key already is present on the resource,
 the value will be overridden.
 
 An alternative to this field is the [labels] field, which allows adding labels without also automatically
 injecting corresponding selectors.
 
-{{% pageinfo color="warning" %}}
-Selectors for resources such as Deployments and Services shouldn't be changed once the
-resource has been applied to a cluster.
-
-Changing commonLabels to live resources could result in failures.
-{{% /pageinfo %}}
-
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
diff --git a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/labels/_index.md b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/labels/_index.md
index 750fcaa90..ebfd836ae 100644
--- a/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/labels/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/en/references/kustomize/kustomization/labels/_index.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ description: >
 ---
 
 A field that allows adding labels without also automatically injecting corresponding selectors.
-This can be used instead of the `commonLabels` field, which always adds selectors.
+This can be used instead of the deprecated `commonLabels` field, which always adds selectors.
 
 {{% pageinfo color="warning" %}}
 Selectors for resources such as Deployments and Services shouldn't be changed once the
 resource has been applied to a cluster.
 
 Changing `includeSelectors` to `true` or changing labels when `includeSelectors` is `true` in live resources
-is equivalent to changing `commonLabels` and could result in failures.
+is equivalent to changing the deprecated `commonLabels` and could result in failures.
 {{% /pageinfo %}}
 
 The following flags are available:
diff --git a/site/content/zh/api-reference/glossary/_index.md b/site/content/zh/api-reference/glossary/_index.md
index 8737ee7bd..1ef13971d 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/api-reference/glossary/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/api-reference/glossary/_index.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Kustomize 鼓励对声明式应用程序管理（[Declarative Application Manage
 
 - `resources`：待定制的现存[资源]，示例字段：`resources`、`crds`。
 - `generator`：将要创建的**新**资源，示例字段：`configMapGenerator`（传统）、`secretGenerator`（传统）、`generators`（v2.1）
-- `transformer`：对前面提到的新旧资源进行**处理**的方式。示例字段：`namePrefix`、`nameSuffix`、`images`、`commonLabels`、`patchesJson6902` 等。在 v2.1 中还有更多的 `transformer`。
+- `transformer`：对前面提到的新旧资源进行**处理**的方式。示例字段：`namePrefix`、`nameSuffix`、`images`、`labels`、`patchesJson6902` 等。在 v2.1 中还有更多的 `transformer`。
 - `meta`：会对上面几种字段产生影响。示例字段：`vars`、`namespace`、`apiVersion`、`kind` 等。
 
 ## kustomization root
diff --git a/site/content/zh/faq/_index.md b/site/content/zh/faq/_index.md
index 25846215e..9ff6402ba 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/faq/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/faq/_index.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The configuration directive allows customization of the following transformers:
 
 ```yaml
 commonAnnotations: []
-commonLabels: []
+labels: []
 nameprefix: []
 namespace: []
 varreference: []
diff --git a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/_index.md b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/_index.md
index 14291a97b..fd2111af4 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/_index.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Kustomize 提供一个插件框架，允许用户开发自己的 _生成器_ 和
 [12-factor]: https://12factor.net
 
 * _generator_ 插件生成 k8s 资源，比如 [helm chart inflator] 是一个 generator 插件，基于少量自由变量生成一个 [12-factor] 应用所包含的全部组件 deployment，service，scaler，ingress 等）也是一个 generator 插件。
-* _transformer_ 插件转化（修改）k8s 资源，比如可能会执行对特殊容器命令行的编辑，或为其他内置转换器（`namePrefix`、`commonLabels` 等）无法转换的内容提供转换。
+* _transformer_ 插件转化（修改）k8s 资源，比如可能会执行对特殊容器命令行的编辑，或为其他内置转换器（`namePrefix`、`labels` 等）无法转换的内容提供转换。
 
 ## `kustomization.yaml` 的格式
 
diff --git a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/builtins.md b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/builtins.md
index 86c270135..5f6e8b364 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/builtins.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/builtins.md
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ images:
 
 ### 使用 `kustomization.yaml`
 
-#### 字段名称：`commonLabels`
+#### 字段名称：`labels`
 
 为所有资源和 selectors 增加标签。
 
 ```yaml
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   someName: someValue
   owner: alice
   app: bingo
diff --git a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/execPluginGuidedExample.md b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/execPluginGuidedExample.md
index c445b82ee..6b7f4a68c 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/execPluginGuidedExample.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/execPluginGuidedExample.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ EOF
 
 ```bash
 cat <<EOF >$MYAPP/kustomization.yaml
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: hello
 resources:
 - deployment.yaml
diff --git a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/goPluginGuidedExample.md b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/goPluginGuidedExample.md
index 91a1ba28d..090b7f4c0 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/goPluginGuidedExample.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/guides/plugins/goPluginGuidedExample.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ EOF
 
 ```shell
 cat <<EOF >$MYAPP/kustomization.yaml
-commonLabels:
+labels:
   app: hello
 generators:
 - secGenerator.yaml