def METHOD_NAME(datetime_to_update: datetime) -> datetime:
    """
    Make the datetime object timezone aware (utc) if needed.
    Args:
        datetime_to_update: datetime to check and update
    Result:
        timezone-aware datetime
    """
    if is_timezone_naive_datetime(datetime_to_update):
        return datetime_to_update.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
    return datetime_to_update