diff --git a/api/v1beta1/bucket_types.go b/api/v1beta1/bucket_types.go
index 83c5baef..60e34883 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/bucket_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/bucket_types.go
@@ -120,15 +120,19 @@ func BucketProgressing(bucket Bucket) Bucket {
 
 // SetBucketCondition sets the given condition with the given status, reason and
 // message on the Bucket.
-func SetBucketCondition(bucket *Bucket, conditionType string, status metav1.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
-	bucket.Status.Conditions = meta.FilterOutCondition(bucket.Status.Conditions, conditionType)
-	bucket.Status.Conditions = append(bucket.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
-		Type:               conditionType,
+func SetBucketCondition(bucket *Bucket, condition string, status metav1.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
+	conditions := &bucket.Status.Conditions
+	generation := bucket.GetGeneration()
+	newCondition := metav1.Condition{
+		Type:               condition,
 		Status:             status,
 		LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		Reason:             reason,
 		Message:            message,
-	})
+		ObservedGeneration: generation,
+	}
+
+	apimeta.SetStatusCondition(conditions, newCondition)
 }
 
 // BucketReady sets the given Artifact and URL on the Bucket and sets the
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/gitrepository_types.go b/api/v1beta1/gitrepository_types.go
index 572c5381..a6820cbb 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/gitrepository_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/gitrepository_types.go
@@ -143,14 +143,18 @@ func GitRepositoryProgressing(repository GitRepository) GitRepository {
 // SetGitRepositoryCondition sets the given condition with the given status,
 // reason and message on the GitRepository.
 func SetGitRepositoryCondition(repository *GitRepository, condition string, status metav1.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
-	repository.Status.Conditions = meta.FilterOutCondition(repository.Status.Conditions, condition)
-	repository.Status.Conditions = append(repository.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
+	conditions := &repository.Status.Conditions
+	generation := repository.GetGeneration()
+	newCondition := metav1.Condition{
 		Type:               condition,
 		Status:             status,
 		LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		Reason:             reason,
 		Message:            message,
-	})
+		ObservedGeneration: generation,
+	}
+
+	apimeta.SetStatusCondition(conditions, newCondition)
 }
 
 // GitRepositoryReady sets the given Artifact and URL on the GitRepository and
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/helmchart_types.go b/api/v1beta1/helmchart_types.go
index 62962c72..924e8f7b 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/helmchart_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/helmchart_types.go
@@ -120,14 +120,18 @@ func HelmChartProgressing(chart HelmChart) HelmChart {
 // SetHelmChartCondition sets the given condition with the given status, reason
 // and message on the HelmChart.
 func SetHelmChartCondition(chart *HelmChart, condition string, status metav1.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
-	chart.Status.Conditions = meta.FilterOutCondition(chart.Status.Conditions, condition)
-	chart.Status.Conditions = append(chart.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
+	conditions := &chart.Status.Conditions
+	generation := chart.GetGeneration()
+	newCondition := metav1.Condition{
 		Type:               condition,
 		Status:             status,
 		LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		Reason:             reason,
 		Message:            message,
-	})
+		ObservedGeneration: generation,
+	}
+
+	apimeta.SetStatusCondition(conditions, newCondition)
 }
 
 // HelmChartReady sets the given Artifact and URL on the HelmChart and sets the
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/helmrepository_types.go b/api/v1beta1/helmrepository_types.go
index 133871be..ed1bd5d2 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/helmrepository_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/helmrepository_types.go
@@ -100,14 +100,18 @@ func HelmRepositoryProgressing(repository HelmRepository) HelmRepository {
 // SetHelmRepositoryCondition sets the given condition with the given status,
 // reason and message on the HelmRepository.
 func SetHelmRepositoryCondition(repository *HelmRepository, condition string, status metav1.ConditionStatus, reason, message string) {
-	repository.Status.Conditions = meta.FilterOutCondition(repository.Status.Conditions, condition)
-	repository.Status.Conditions = append(repository.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
+	conditions := &repository.Status.Conditions
+	generation := repository.GetGeneration()
+	newCondition := metav1.Condition{
 		Type:               condition,
 		Status:             status,
 		LastTransitionTime: metav1.Now(),
 		Reason:             reason,
 		Message:            message,
-	})
+		ObservedGeneration: generation,
+	}
+
+	apimeta.SetStatusCondition(conditions, newCondition)
 }
 
 // HelmRepositoryReady sets the given Artifact and URL on the HelmRepository and