diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1155c41a..0eb62bd1f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ TESTS               ?= .
 TEST_FLAGS          ?=
 COVER_FLAGS         ?=
 COVER_PROFILE       ?= cover.out
+COVER_EXCLUDE       ?= (zz_generated)
 
 # proxy options
 PROXY               ?= http://proxy.foo.com:8000
@@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ unit-tests:
 	@echo "All unit tests passed"
 
 .PHONY: cover
-cover: COVER_FLAGS = -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=$(COVER_PROFILE)
+cover: COVER_FLAGS = -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=fullcover.out
 cover: unit-tests
+	@grep -vE "$(COVER_EXCLUDE)" fullcover.out > $(COVER_PROFILE)
 	@./tools/coverage_check $(COVER_PROFILE)
 
 .PHONY: fmt
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/clusterctl_types.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/clusterctl_types.go
index 1242175ed..a9a50e6d5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/clusterctl_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/clusterctl_types.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import (
 	clusterctlv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/cmd/clusterctl/api/v1alpha3"
 )
 
-// TODO (kkalynovskyi) add generators for deepcopy methods, so we can use kubernetes schema
-
 var (
 	// GroupVersionKind is group version used to register these objects
 	GroupVersionKind = schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "airshipit.org", Version: "v1alpha1", Kind: "Clusterctl"}
 )
 
+// +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+
 // Clusterctl provides information about clusterctl components
 type Clusterctl struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60c9f9501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package v1alpha1 contains API Schema definitions for airshipctl
+// +kubebuilder:object:generate=true
+// +groupName=airshipit.org
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/scheme"
+)
+
+var (
+	// GroupVersion is group version used to register objects
+	GroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: "airshipit.org", Version: "v1alpha1"}
+
+	// SchemeBuilder is used to add go types to the GroupVersionKind scheme
+	SchemeBuilder = &scheme.Builder{GroupVersion: GroupVersion}
+
+	// AddToScheme adds the types in this group-version to the given scheme.
+	AddToScheme = SchemeBuilder.AddToScheme
+
+	// Scheme contains mappings from Gvk to Go API
+	Scheme *runtime.Scheme
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
+	// NOTE add all api objects to scheme here
+	SchemeBuilder.Register(&Clusterctl{})
+	_ = AddToScheme(Scheme) //nolint:errcheck
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1d21a2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// +build !ignore_autogenerated
+
+// Code generated by controller-gen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Clusterctl) DeepCopyInto(out *Clusterctl) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	in.ObjectMeta.DeepCopyInto(&out.ObjectMeta)
+	if in.Providers != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Providers, &out.Providers
+		*out = make([]*Provider, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			if (*in)[i] != nil {
+				in, out := &(*in)[i], &(*out)[i]
+				*out = new(Provider)
+				(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if in.InitOptions != nil {
+		in, out := &in.InitOptions, &out.InitOptions
+		*out = new(InitOptions)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
+	if in.MoveOptions != nil {
+		in, out := &in.MoveOptions, &out.MoveOptions
+		*out = new(MoveOptions)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Clusterctl.
+func (in *Clusterctl) DeepCopy() *Clusterctl {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Clusterctl)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *Clusterctl) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *InitOptions) DeepCopyInto(out *InitOptions) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.BootstrapProviders != nil {
+		in, out := &in.BootstrapProviders, &out.BootstrapProviders
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	if in.InfrastructureProviders != nil {
+		in, out := &in.InfrastructureProviders, &out.InfrastructureProviders
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	if in.ControlPlaneProviders != nil {
+		in, out := &in.ControlPlaneProviders, &out.ControlPlaneProviders
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new InitOptions.
+func (in *InitOptions) DeepCopy() *InitOptions {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(InitOptions)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *MoveOptions) DeepCopyInto(out *MoveOptions) {
+	*out = *in
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MoveOptions.
+func (in *MoveOptions) DeepCopy() *MoveOptions {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(MoveOptions)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Provider) DeepCopyInto(out *Provider) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Versions != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Versions, &out.Versions
+		*out = make(map[string]string, len(*in))
+		for key, val := range *in {
+			(*out)[key] = val
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Provider.
+func (in *Provider) DeepCopy() *Provider {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Provider)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/tools/check_copyright b/tools/check_copyright
index eb99ca89f..04d7b1e3a 100755
--- a/tools/check_copyright
+++ b/tools/check_copyright
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare FILES_MISSING_COPYRIGHT=()
 check_license() {
   ext=$1
   # skipping license for testdata and manifests folders
-  FILES=$(find -L . -name "*.${ext}" | grep -v "testdata" | grep -v "manifests")
+  FILES=$(find -L . -name "*.${ext}" | grep -vE "(testdata|manifests|zz_generated)")
 
   for each in $FILES
   do