diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 223ae62e..7129b9c7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(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: operator-sdk
 OPERATOR_SDK ?= $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk