diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
index b0603d69372..4272f6c81b6 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
@@ -179,7 +179,13 @@ KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/k
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-kustomize.sh" | bash -s -- $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
+else
 	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
@@ -187,7 +193,21 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@$(CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION)
 
 .PHONY: envtest
-envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
+envtest: $(ENVTEST) get-etcd ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+
+ETCD_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-etcd.sh"
+.PHONY: build-etcd
+build-etcd: ## build etcd locally
+	curl -s $(ETCD_SCRIPT) | bash -s
+
+.PHONY: get-etcd
+get-etcd: ## runs the build-etcd target only if the platform is darwin/arm64
+## if M1 Mac, build etcd locally if it doesn't already exist
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	etcd --version &> /dev/null || make build-etcd
+endif
+endif
 `
diff --git a/scripts/build-etcd.sh b/scripts/build-etcd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ed057b199de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-etcd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+OS=$(uname -s | awk '{ print tolower($0) }')
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+echo "Building etcd locally for $OS/$ARCH"
+
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+cd $TEMP_DIR
+git clone https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd.git
+cd etcd
+make build
+if [ -d $HOME/bin ]
+then
+    mv ./bin/etcd $HOME/bin/etcd
+else
+    mkdir $HOME/bin
+    mv ./bin/etcd $HOME/bin/etcd
+fi
+cd ../../
+rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
diff --git a/scripts/build-kustomize.sh b/scripts/build-kustomize.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..deb946a4d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-kustomize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# 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
+#
+#     http://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.
+
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION=$1
+INSTALL_PATH=$2
+if [ ! -f $INSTALL_PATH/kustomize ] 
+then
+
+OS=$(uname -s | awk '{ print tolower($0) }')
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+echo "Building kustomize $KUSTOMIZE_VERSION locally for $OS/$ARCH"
+
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+cd $TEMP_DIR
+git clone --depth 1 --branch kustomize/$KUSTOMIZE_VERSION https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize.git
+cd kustomize/kustomize
+GOBIN=$INSTALL_PATH go install .
+cd ../../..
+rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
index 4c98e81e111..878f1b8c0f3 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
@@ -120,7 +120,13 @@ KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/k
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-kustomize.sh" | bash -s -- $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
+else
 	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
@@ -131,3 +137,9 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+
+
+ETCD_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-etcd.sh"
+.PHONY: etcd
+etcd: ## build etcd locally
+	curl -s $(ETCD_SCRIPT) | bash -s
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile
index 4c98e81e111..878f1b8c0f3 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/Makefile
@@ -120,7 +120,13 @@ KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/k
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-kustomize.sh" | bash -s -- $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
+else
 	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
@@ -131,3 +137,9 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+
+
+ETCD_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-etcd.sh"
+.PHONY: etcd
+etcd: ## build etcd locally
+	curl -s $(ETCD_SCRIPT) | bash -s
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
index 4c98e81e111..878f1b8c0f3 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
@@ -120,7 +120,13 @@ KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/k
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-kustomize.sh" | bash -s -- $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
+else
 	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
@@ -131,3 +137,9 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+
+
+ETCD_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-etcd.sh"
+.PHONY: etcd
+etcd: ## build etcd locally
+	curl -s $(ETCD_SCRIPT) | bash -s
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile
index fc483bd85a4..5db0b6d784d 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-v1beta1/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,13 @@ KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/k
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-kustomize.sh" | bash -s -- $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
+else
 	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
@@ -133,3 +139,9 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+
+
+ETCD_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-etcd.sh"
+.PHONY: etcd
+etcd: ## build etcd locally
+	curl -s $(ETCD_SCRIPT) | bash -s
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile
index 4c7b9547f28..cc979bffd31 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-with-kustomize-v2/Makefile
@@ -120,7 +120,13 @@ KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/k
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-kustomize.sh" | bash -s -- $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
+else
 	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
@@ -131,3 +137,9 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+
+
+ETCD_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-etcd.sh"
+.PHONY: etcd
+etcd: ## build etcd locally
+	curl -s $(ETCD_SCRIPT) | bash -s
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
index 4c98e81e111..878f1b8c0f3 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
@@ -120,7 +120,13 @@ KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/k
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+ifeq "$(uname -s)" "Darwin"
+ifeq "$(uname -m)" "aarch64"
+	curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-kustomize.sh" | bash -s -- $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
+else
 	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
@@ -131,3 +137,9 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+
+
+ETCD_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/everettraven/kubebuilder/feat/temp-arm-support/scripts/build-etcd.sh"
+.PHONY: etcd
+etcd: ## build etcd locally
+	curl -s $(ETCD_SCRIPT) | bash -s