diff --git a/apis/v1alpha3/cloudprovider_types.go b/apis/v1alpha3/cloudprovider_types.go
index e3aaf766c9..66b6b1ea00 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha3/cloudprovider_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha3/cloudprovider_types.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1alpha3
 
 // CPIConfig is the vSphere cloud provider's configuration.
-// Depracated: will be removed in v1alpha4.
+//
+// Deprecated: will be removed in v1alpha4.
 type CPIConfig struct {
 	// Global is the vSphere cloud provider's global configuration.
 	// +optional
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha3/vspherecluster_types.go b/apis/v1alpha3/vspherecluster_types.go
index c38d25a347..4e0b1773a5 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha3/vspherecluster_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha3/vspherecluster_types.go
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ import (
 	clusterv1alpha3 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1alpha3"
 )
 
+const (
+	// ClusterFinalizer allows ReconcileVSphereCluster to clean up vSphere
+	// resources associated with VSphereCluster before removing it from the
+	// API server.
+	ClusterFinalizer = "vspherecluster.infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io"
+)
+
 // VSphereClusterSpec defines the desired state of VSphereCluster.
 type VSphereClusterSpec struct {
 	// Server is the address of the vSphere endpoint.
@@ -29,7 +36,8 @@ type VSphereClusterSpec struct {
 
 	// Insecure is a flag that controls whether to validate the
 	// vSphere server's certificate.
-	// Depracated: will be removed in v1alpha4
+	//
+	// Deprecated: will be removed in v1alpha4.
 	// +optional
 	Insecure *bool `json:"insecure,omitempty"`
 
@@ -38,9 +46,9 @@ type VSphereClusterSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	Thumbprint string `json:"thumbprint,omitempty"`
 
-	// CloudProviderConfiguration holds the cluster-wide configuration for the
-	// Depracated: will be removed in v1alpha4
-	// vSphere cloud provider.
+	// CloudProviderConfiguration holds the cluster-wide configuration for the vSphere cloud provider.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: will be removed in v1alpha4.
 	CloudProviderConfiguration CPIConfig `json:"cloudProviderConfiguration,omitempty"`
 
 	// ControlPlaneEndpoint represents the endpoint used to communicate with the control plane.
@@ -52,7 +60,8 @@ type VSphereClusterSpec struct {
 	// When a LoadBalancerRef is provided, the VSphereCluster.Status.Ready field
 	// will not be true until the referenced resource is Status.Ready and has a
 	// non-empty Status.Address value.
-	// Depracated: will be removed in v1alpha4
+	//
+	// Deprecated: will be removed in v1alpha4.
 	// +optional
 	LoadBalancerRef *corev1.ObjectReference `json:"loadBalancerRef,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/config/default/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vsphereclusters.yaml b/config/default/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vsphereclusters.yaml
index 3b2ea4a8c5..0ee84903f3 100644
--- a/config/default/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vsphereclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/default/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_vsphereclusters.yaml
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ spec:
             description: VSphereClusterSpec defines the desired state of VSphereCluster.
             properties:
               cloudProviderConfiguration:
-                description: 'CloudProviderConfiguration holds the cluster-wide configuration
-                  for the Depracated: will be removed in v1alpha4 vSphere cloud provider.'
+                description: "CloudProviderConfiguration holds the cluster-wide configuration
+                  for the vSphere cloud provider. \n Deprecated: will be removed in
+                  v1alpha4."
                 properties:
                   disk:
                     description: Disk is the vSphere cloud provider's disk configuration.
@@ -279,16 +280,16 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
               insecure:
-                description: 'Insecure is a flag that controls whether to validate
-                  the vSphere server''s certificate. Depracated: will be removed in
-                  v1alpha4'
+                description: "Insecure is a flag that controls whether to validate
+                  the vSphere server's certificate. \n Deprecated: will be removed
+                  in v1alpha4."
                 type: boolean
               loadBalancerRef:
-                description: 'LoadBalancerRef may be used to enable a control plane
+                description: "LoadBalancerRef may be used to enable a control plane
                   load balancer for this cluster. When a LoadBalancerRef is provided,
                   the VSphereCluster.Status.Ready field will not be true until the
                   referenced resource is Status.Ready and has a non-empty Status.Address
-                  value. Depracated: will be removed in v1alpha4'
+                  value. \n Deprecated: will be removed in v1alpha4."
                 properties:
                   apiVersion:
                     description: API version of the referent.