diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
index e5fe7d79cf..7ae84863a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: '^1.16.6' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
+        go-version: '^1.18' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
     - run: go version
     - run: make test submit-coverage
   podman-build:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9934275169..f4d94b573c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -229,15 +229,15 @@ build-deploy: ## Build current branch image and deploy controller to the k8s clu
 
 CONTROLLER_GEN = $(shell pwd)/bin/controller-gen
 controller-gen: ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
-	$(call go-get-tool,$(CONTROLLER_GEN),sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.6.1)
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(CONTROLLER_GEN),sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.6.1)
 
 KUSTOMIZE = $(shell pwd)/bin/kustomize
 kustomize: ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
-	$(call go-get-tool,$(KUSTOMIZE),sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3@v3.8.7)
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(KUSTOMIZE),sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4@v4.5.5)
 
 ENVTEST = $(shell pwd)/bin/setup-envtest
 envtest: ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
-	$(call go-get-tool,$(ENVTEST),sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest)
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(ENVTEST),sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest)
 
 # Codecov OS String for use in download url
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
@@ -264,16 +264,16 @@ submit-coverage:
 	fi
 	rm -f codecov tmp.*
 
-# go-get-tool will 'go get' any package $2 and install it to $1.
+# go-install-tool will 'go install' any package $2 and install it to $1.
 PROJECT_DIR := $(shell dirname $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
-define go-get-tool
+define go-install-tool
 @[ -f $(1) ] || { \
 set -e ;\
 TMP_DIR=$$(mktemp -d) ;\
 cd $$TMP_DIR ;\
 go mod init tmp ;\
 echo "Downloading $(2)" ;\
-GOBIN=$(PROJECT_DIR)/bin go get $(2) ;\
+GOBIN=$(PROJECT_DIR)/bin go install -mod=mod $(2) ;\
 rm -rf $$TMP_DIR ;\
 }
 endef