diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2d91f9a5..7267fcb0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ ifeq (, $(shell which controller-gen))
 	CONTROLLER_GEN_TMP_DIR=$$(mktemp -d) ;\
 	cd $$CONTROLLER_GEN_TMP_DIR ;\
 	go mod init tmp ;\
-	go get sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.3.0 ;\
+	go get sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.5.0 ;\
 	rm -rf $$CONTROLLER_GEN_TMP_DIR ;\
 	}
 CONTROLLER_GEN=$(GOBIN)/controller-gen