diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c9bc2e71816258a9294522b891f149a5979ebb9..f9b1482215b479f0a3b55cefe85d8fe9198c26e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ docker-push:
 # download controller-gen if necessary
 controller-gen:
 ifeq (, $(shell which controller-gen))
-	go get sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.2.0-beta.4
+	go get sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.2.5
 CONTROLLER_GEN=$(GOBIN)/controller-gen
 else
 CONTROLLER_GEN=$(shell which controller-gen)