if copy {
		obj = obj.DeepCopyObject()
	}
	setTargetKind(obj, kind)
	return obj, nil
}

// setTargetKind sets the kind on an object, taking into account whether the target kind is the internal version.
func setTargetKind(obj Object, kind schema.GroupVersionKind) {
	if kind.Version == APIVersionInternal {
		// internal is a special case