diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 42f126d..fa6ab86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         go-version: '1.21'
     - run: go version
-    - run: make clean ; go generate ./... ; go build -o build/ ./cmd/...
-    - run: go test -race -cover -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
+    - run: make clean
+    - run: make
     - run: ./build/pathctl -version
     - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3985f77..1a98199 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ generate-stamp
 .DS_Store
 
 .envrc
+version.txt
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfecf83..123e0fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ ifdef verbose
 VERBOSE = -v
 endif
 
-all: generate build check
+all: version.txt build check
 
 BUILD_TARGETS := build install
 
-build: generate
+build: version.txt
 build: BUILD_ARGS=-o $(BUILDDIR)/
 
 $(BUILD_TARGETS): $(BUILDDIR)/
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ go.sum: go.mod
 	go mod tidy
 	touch $@
 
-generate: generate-stamp
-generate-stamp: go.sum
+generate:
 	go generate ./...
-	touch $@
 
 distclean: clean
 	rm -rf dist/
@@ -68,10 +66,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
 	rm -f \
 	   $(COVERAGE_REPORT_FILENAME) \
-	   generate-stamp version-stamp
+	   version.txt
 
-version-stamp: generate
-	cp internal/version/version.txt $@
+version.txt: generate
+	cp -f version/version.txt version.txt
 
 list:
 	@echo $(BINS) | tr ' ' '\n'