diff --git a/upup/tools/generators/fitask/generator.go b/upup/tools/generators/fitask/generator.go
index cf6e57d51a..7eb65296ff 100644
--- a/upup/tools/generators/fitask/generator.go
+++ b/upup/tools/generators/fitask/generator.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type FitaskGenerator struct {
 var _ codegen.Generator = &FitaskGenerator{}
 
 const fileHeaderDef = `/*
-Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ func (o *{{.Name}}) GetLifecycle() *fi.Lifecycle {
 	return o.Lifecycle
 }
 
+// SetLifecycle sets the Lifecycle of the object, implementing fi.SetLifecycle
+func (o *{{.Name}}) SetLifecycle(lifecycle fi.Lifecycle) {
+	o.Lifecycle = &lifecycle
+}
+
 var _ fi.HasName = &{{.Name}}{}
 
 // GetName returns the Name of the object, implementing fi.HasName