if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("failed to decode managed fields: %v", err)
	}

	updater := internal.NewManagedFieldsUpdater(NoopManager{})

	newObject, _, err := updater.Apply(obj, obj.DeepCopyObject(), managed, "some_manager", false)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatalf("failed to apply configuration %v", err)
	}

	if newObject == obj {
		t.Fatalf("returned newObject must not be the same instance as the passed in liveObj")
	}