diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/revision_describe.go b/pkg/kn/commands/revision_describe.go
index 68c595a0a2..5ef5d8a11b 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/revision_describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/revision_describe.go
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/knative/client/pkg/serving"
+	"github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving/v1alpha1"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 )
 
@@ -51,10 +52,10 @@ func NewRevisionDescribeCommand(p *KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			revision.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
-				Group:   "knative.dev",
-				Version: "v1alpha1",
-				Kind:    "Revision"})
+			if err := serving.UpdateGroupVersionKind(revision, v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			err = printer.PrintObj(revision, cmd.OutOrStdout())
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/revision_get.go b/pkg/kn/commands/revision_get.go
index 33d9f8b965..01980e3ceb 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/revision_get.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/revision_get.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
+	"github.com/knative/client/pkg/serving"
+	"github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 )
 
 // NewRevisionGetCommand represents 'kn revision get' command
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ func NewRevisionGetCommand(p *KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 				fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "No resources found.\n")
 				return nil
 			}
-			revision.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
-				Group:   "knative.dev",
-				Version: "v1alpha1",
-				Kind:    "revision"})
+			if err := serving.UpdateGroupVersionKind(revision, v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			printer, err := revisionGetFlags.ToPrinter()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service_describe.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service_describe.go
index 7052ddad43..5cff1434bd 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service_describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service_describe.go
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/knative/client/pkg/serving"
+	"github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving/v1alpha1"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 )
 
@@ -51,10 +52,10 @@ func NewServiceDescribeCommand(p *KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			describeService.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
-				Group:   "knative.dev",
-				Version: "v1alpha1",
-				Kind:    "Service"})
+			if err := serving.UpdateGroupVersionKind(describeService, v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			err = printer.PrintObj(describeService, cmd.OutOrStdout())
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/kn/commands/service_get.go b/pkg/kn/commands/service_get.go
index 1f22129649..30811bdf04 100644
--- a/pkg/kn/commands/service_get.go
+++ b/pkg/kn/commands/service_get.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
+	"github.com/knative/client/pkg/serving"
+	"github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 )
 
 // NewServiceGetCommand represents 'kn service get' command
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ func NewServiceGetCommand(p *KnParams) *cobra.Command {
 				fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "No resources found.\n")
 				return nil
 			}
-			service.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
-				Group:   "knative.dev",
-				Version: "v1alpha1",
-				Kind:    "Service"})
+			if err := serving.UpdateGroupVersionKind(service, v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
 			printer, err := serviceGetFlags.ToPrinter()
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/serving/schema_handling.go b/pkg/serving/schema_handling.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18183ef978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/serving/schema_handling.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package serving
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/knative/serving/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+func UpdateGroupVersionKind(obj runtime.Object, gv schema.GroupVersion) error {
+	gvk, err := getGroupVersionKind(obj, gv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	obj.GetObjectKind().SetGroupVersionKind(*gvk)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getGroupVersionKind(obj runtime.Object, gv schema.GroupVersion) (*schema.GroupVersionKind, error) {
+	gvks, _, err := scheme.Scheme.ObjectKinds(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, gvk := range gvks {
+		if gvk.GroupVersion() == gv {
+			return &gvk, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("no group version %s registered in %s", gv, scheme.Scheme.Name()))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/serving/schema_handling_test.go b/pkg/serving/schema_handling_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22d73f3273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/serving/schema_handling_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package serving
+
+import (
+	"github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving/v1alpha1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGVKUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	service := v1alpha1.Service{}
+	err := UpdateGroupVersionKind(&service,v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot update GVK to a service %v",err)
+	}
+	if service.Kind != "Service" {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong kind '%s'", service.Kind)
+	}
+	if service.APIVersion != v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion.Group + "/" + v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion.Version {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong version '%s'", service.APIVersion)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGVKUpdateNegative(t *testing.T) {
+	service := v1alpha1.Service{}
+	err := UpdateGroupVersionKind(&service,schema.GroupVersion{Group: "bla", Version: "blub"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expect an error for an unregistered group version")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 8996c447e6..621f404836 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ github.com/knative/pkg/configmap
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving/v1alpha1
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/typed/serving/v1alpha1
+github.com/knative/serving/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/scheme
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/autoscaling
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/networking
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/networking/v1alpha1
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/serving/v1beta1
-github.com/knative/serving/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/scheme
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/typed/serving/v1alpha1/fake
-github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/config
 github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/autoscaling/v1alpha1
+github.com/knative/serving/pkg/apis/config
 # github.com/knative/test-infra v0.0.0-20190517181617-d1bb39bbca6e
 github.com/knative/test-infra/scripts
 # github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.0
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1beta1
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime
-k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime
+k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation
 k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets