diff --git a/Makefile-dist.mk b/Makefile-dist.mk
index 7ef10b3..a732b88 100644
--- a/Makefile-dist.mk
+++ b/Makefile-dist.mk
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.0.1
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.12.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION := v0.14.0
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be removed before downloading.