diff --git a/cmd/flux/alert.go b/cmd/flux/alert.go
index ea8012b9..a0a5b0e6 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/alert.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/alert.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 // notificationv1.Alert
 
 var alertType = apiType{
-	kind:      notificationv1.AlertKind,
-	humanKind: "alert",
+	kind:         notificationv1.AlertKind,
+	humanKind:    "alert",
+	groupVersion: notificationv1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type alertAdapter struct {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/alert_provider.go b/cmd/flux/alert_provider.go
index fb7cb063..d434ffac 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/alert_provider.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/alert_provider.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 // notificationv1.Provider
 
 var alertProviderType = apiType{
-	kind:      notificationv1.ProviderKind,
-	humanKind: "alert provider",
+	kind:         notificationv1.ProviderKind,
+	humanKind:    "alert provider",
+	groupVersion: notificationv1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type alertProviderAdapter struct {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/helmrelease.go b/cmd/flux/helmrelease.go
index c4ae564a..81deb149 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/helmrelease.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/helmrelease.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 // helmv2.HelmRelease
 
 var helmReleaseType = apiType{
-	kind:      helmv2.HelmReleaseKind,
-	humanKind: "helmreleases",
+	kind:         helmv2.HelmReleaseKind,
+	humanKind:    "helmrelease",
+	groupVersion: helmv2.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type helmReleaseAdapter struct {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/image.go b/cmd/flux/image.go
index b54aa25d..4659788b 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/image.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/image.go
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ import (
 // imagev1.ImageRepository
 
 var imageRepositoryType = apiType{
-	kind:      imagev1.ImageRepositoryKind,
-	humanKind: "image repository",
+	kind:         imagev1.ImageRepositoryKind,
+	humanKind:    "image repository",
+	groupVersion: imagev1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type imageRepositoryAdapter struct {
@@ -63,8 +64,9 @@ func (a imageRepositoryListAdapter) len() int {
 // imagev1.ImagePolicy
 
 var imagePolicyType = apiType{
-	kind:      imagev1.ImagePolicyKind,
-	humanKind: "image policy",
+	kind:         imagev1.ImagePolicyKind,
+	humanKind:    "image policy",
+	groupVersion: imagev1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type imagePolicyAdapter struct {
@@ -92,8 +94,9 @@ func (a imagePolicyListAdapter) len() int {
 // autov1.ImageUpdateAutomation
 
 var imageUpdateAutomationType = apiType{
-	kind:      autov1.ImageUpdateAutomationKind,
-	humanKind: "image update automation",
+	kind:         autov1.ImageUpdateAutomationKind,
+	humanKind:    "image update automation",
+	groupVersion: autov1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type imageUpdateAutomationAdapter struct {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/kustomization.go b/cmd/flux/kustomization.go
index 1151b7aa..0c13f7f5 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/kustomization.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/kustomization.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 // kustomizev1.Kustomization
 
 var kustomizationType = apiType{
-	kind:      kustomizev1.KustomizationKind,
-	humanKind: "kustomizations",
+	kind:         kustomizev1.KustomizationKind,
+	humanKind:    "kustomization",
+	groupVersion: kustomizev1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type kustomizationAdapter struct {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/object.go b/cmd/flux/object.go
index 0c68fcba..26b3a040 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/object.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/object.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 // implementation can pick whichever it wants to use.
 type apiType struct {
 	kind, humanKind string
+	groupVersion    schema.GroupVersion
 }
 
 // adapter is an interface for a wrapper or alias from which we can
diff --git a/cmd/flux/receiver.go b/cmd/flux/receiver.go
index 9266e99a..7fa5db77 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/receiver.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/receiver.go
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import (
 // notificationv1.Receiver
 
 var receiverType = apiType{
-	kind:      notificationv1.ReceiverKind,
-	humanKind: "receiver",
+	kind:         notificationv1.ReceiverKind,
+	humanKind:    "receiver",
+	groupVersion: notificationv1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type receiverAdapter struct {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile.go
index c3e53a73..5c56ea63 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	apimeta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ func (reconcile reconcileCommand) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	logger.Actionf("annotating %s %s in %s namespace", reconcile.kind, name, *kubeconfigArgs.Namespace)
-	if err := requestReconciliation(ctx, kubeClient, namespacedName, reconcile.object); err != nil {
+	if err := requestReconciliation(ctx, kubeClient, namespacedName,
+		reconcile.groupVersion.WithKind(reconcile.kind)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	logger.Successf("%s annotated", reconcile.kind)
@@ -142,21 +144,25 @@ func reconciliationHandled(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client,
 }
 
 func requestReconciliation(ctx context.Context, kubeClient client.Client,
-	namespacedName types.NamespacedName, obj reconcilable) error {
+	namespacedName types.NamespacedName, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) error {
 	return retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultBackoff, func() (err error) {
-		if err := kubeClient.Get(ctx, namespacedName, obj.asClientObject()); err != nil {
+		object := &metav1.PartialObjectMetadata{}
+		object.SetGroupVersionKind(gvk)
+		object.SetName(namespacedName.Name)
+		object.SetNamespace(namespacedName.Namespace)
+		if err := kubeClient.Get(ctx, namespacedName, object); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		patch := client.MergeFrom(obj.deepCopyClientObject())
-		if ann := obj.GetAnnotations(); ann == nil {
-			obj.SetAnnotations(map[string]string{
+		patch := client.MergeFrom(object.DeepCopy())
+		if ann := object.GetAnnotations(); ann == nil {
+			object.SetAnnotations(map[string]string{
 				meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			})
 		} else {
 			ann[meta.ReconcileRequestAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
-			obj.SetAnnotations(ann)
+			object.SetAnnotations(ann)
 		}
-		return kubeClient.Patch(ctx, obj.asClientObject(), patch)
+		return kubeClient.Patch(ctx, object, patch)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_with_source.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_with_source.go
index 4eff1ee8..6186d5d6 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_with_source.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_with_source.go
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ func (reconcile reconcileWithSourceCommand) run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []strin
 
 	lastHandledReconcileAt := reconcile.object.lastHandledReconcileRequest()
 	logger.Actionf("annotating %s %s in %s namespace", reconcile.kind, name, *kubeconfigArgs.Namespace)
-	if err := requestReconciliation(ctx, kubeClient, namespacedName, reconcile.object); err != nil {
+	if err := requestReconciliation(ctx, kubeClient, namespacedName,
+		reconcile.groupVersion.WithKind(reconcile.kind)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	logger.Successf("%s annotated", reconcile.kind)
diff --git a/cmd/flux/source.go b/cmd/flux/source.go
index 29dce7d5..d5c721bc 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/source.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/source.go
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ import (
 // sourcev1.Bucket
 
 var bucketType = apiType{
-	kind:      sourcev1.BucketKind,
-	humanKind: "source bucket",
+	kind:         sourcev1.BucketKind,
+	humanKind:    "source bucket",
+	groupVersion: sourcev1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type bucketAdapter struct {
@@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ func (a bucketListAdapter) len() int {
 // sourcev1.HelmChart
 
 var helmChartType = apiType{
-	kind:      sourcev1.HelmChartKind,
-	humanKind: "source chart",
+	kind:         sourcev1.HelmChartKind,
+	humanKind:    "source chart",
+	groupVersion: sourcev1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type helmChartAdapter struct {
@@ -95,8 +97,9 @@ func (a helmChartListAdapter) len() int {
 // sourcev1.GitRepository
 
 var gitRepositoryType = apiType{
-	kind:      sourcev1.GitRepositoryKind,
-	humanKind: "source git",
+	kind:         sourcev1.GitRepositoryKind,
+	humanKind:    "source git",
+	groupVersion: sourcev1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type gitRepositoryAdapter struct {
@@ -128,8 +131,9 @@ func (a gitRepositoryListAdapter) len() int {
 // sourcev1.HelmRepository
 
 var helmRepositoryType = apiType{
-	kind:      sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind,
-	humanKind: "source helm",
+	kind:         sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind,
+	humanKind:    "source helm",
+	groupVersion: sourcev1.GroupVersion,
 }
 
 type helmRepositoryAdapter struct {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/delete_helmrelease_from_git.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/delete_helmrelease_from_git.golden
index 8ef80f6e..f481ce67 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/delete_helmrelease_from_git.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/delete_helmrelease_from_git.golden
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-► deleting helmreleases thrfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
-✔ helmreleases deleted
+► deleting helmrelease thrfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
+✔ helmrelease deleted
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/resume_helmrelease_from_git.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/resume_helmrelease_from_git.golden
index ad9727fe..38672988 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/resume_helmrelease_from_git.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/resume_helmrelease_from_git.golden
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-► resuming helmreleases thrfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
-✔ helmreleases resumed
+► resuming helmrelease thrfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
+✔ helmrelease resumed
 ◎ waiting for HelmRelease reconciliation
 ✔ HelmRelease reconciliation completed
 ✔ applied revision 6.0.0
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/suspend_helmrelease_from_git.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/suspend_helmrelease_from_git.golden
index d2f36d24..894a1ad2 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/suspend_helmrelease_from_git.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/helmrelease/suspend_helmrelease_from_git.golden
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-► suspending helmreleases thrfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
-✔ helmreleases suspended
+► suspending helmrelease thrfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
+✔ helmrelease suspended
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/delete_kustomization_from_git.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/delete_kustomization_from_git.golden
index 2142286d..d12a671f 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/delete_kustomization_from_git.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/delete_kustomization_from_git.golden
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-► deleting kustomizations tkfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
-✔ kustomizations deleted
+► deleting kustomization tkfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
+✔ kustomization deleted
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git.golden
index e24cd125..a59e904d 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/resume_kustomization_from_git.golden
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-► resuming kustomizations tkfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
-✔ kustomizations resumed
+► resuming kustomization tkfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
+✔ kustomization resumed
 ◎ waiting for Kustomization reconciliation
 ✔ Kustomization reconciliation completed
 ✔ applied revision 6.0.0/627d5c4bb67b77185f37e31d734b085019ff2951
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/suspend_kustomization_from_git.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/suspend_kustomization_from_git.golden
index 8a30f2a4..f82cd8ac 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/suspend_kustomization_from_git.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/suspend_kustomization_from_git.golden
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-► suspending kustomizations tkfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
-✔ kustomizations suspended
+► suspending kustomization tkfg in {{ .ns }} namespace
+✔ kustomization suspended