diff --git a/docs/cmd/kn_channel_create.md b/docs/cmd/kn_channel_create.md
index c709efe7be..f22febe4f7 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/kn_channel_create.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/kn_channel_create.md
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ kn channel create NAME
   # Create a channel 'pipe' with default setting for channel configuration
   kn channel create pipe
 
-  # Create a channel 'imc1' of type InMemoryChannel using inbuilt alias 'imc'
-  kn channel create imc1 --type imc
+  # Create a channel 'imc1' of type InMemoryChannel using inbuilt alias 'imcv1beta1'
+  kn channel create imc1 --type imcv1beta1
   # same as above without using inbuilt alias but providing explicit GVK
   kn channel create imc1 --type messaging.knative.dev:v1beta1:InMemoryChannel
 
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/channel/create.go b/pkg/kn/commands/channel/create.go
index 145c9b8f4c..8f5e2251e6 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/channel/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/channel/create.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func NewChannelCreateCommand(p *commands.KnParams) *cobra.Command {
   # Create a channel 'pipe' with default setting for channel configuration
   kn channel create pipe
 
-  # Create a channel 'imc1' of type InMemoryChannel using inbuilt alias 'imc'
-  kn channel create imc1 --type imc
+  # Create a channel 'imc1' of type InMemoryChannel using inbuilt alias 'imcv1beta1'
+  kn channel create imc1 --type imcv1beta1
   # same as above without using inbuilt alias but providing explicit GVK
   kn channel create imc1 --type messaging.knative.dev:v1beta1:InMemoryChannel