diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1419e1a1..d2cd22d0e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ $(YQ): $(LOCALBIN)
 .PHONY: envtest
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
-	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@release-0.17
 
 .PHONY: openshift-goimports
 openshift-goimports: $(OPENSHIFT-GOIMPORTS) ## Download openshift-goimports locally if necessary.