diff --git a/klone.yaml b/klone.yaml
index 4feea9cc7eb..60f88a39031 100644
--- a/klone.yaml
+++ b/klone.yaml
@@ -10,30 +10,30 @@ targets:
     - folder_name: boilerplate
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: bc83f8e485d6a9bc300489026240666cea8566f3
+      repo_hash: 890fc91ea961bd454bee0ce21a3511b0acfa2822
       repo_path: modules/boilerplate
     - folder_name: generate-verify
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: bc83f8e485d6a9bc300489026240666cea8566f3
+      repo_hash: 890fc91ea961bd454bee0ce21a3511b0acfa2822
       repo_path: modules/generate-verify
     - folder_name: help
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: bc83f8e485d6a9bc300489026240666cea8566f3
+      repo_hash: 890fc91ea961bd454bee0ce21a3511b0acfa2822
       repo_path: modules/help
     - folder_name: klone
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: bc83f8e485d6a9bc300489026240666cea8566f3
+      repo_hash: 890fc91ea961bd454bee0ce21a3511b0acfa2822
       repo_path: modules/klone
     - folder_name: repository-base
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: bc83f8e485d6a9bc300489026240666cea8566f3
+      repo_hash: 890fc91ea961bd454bee0ce21a3511b0acfa2822
       repo_path: modules/repository-base
     - folder_name: tools
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: bc83f8e485d6a9bc300489026240666cea8566f3
+      repo_hash: 890fc91ea961bd454bee0ce21a3511b0acfa2822
       repo_path: modules/tools
diff --git a/make/_shared/generate-verify/util/verify.sh b/make/_shared/generate-verify/util/verify.sh
index 4dbaefa269a..83109aa24ae 100755
--- a/make/_shared/generate-verify/util/verify.sh
+++ b/make/_shared/generate-verify/util/verify.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ if ! diff \
 then
     echo
     echo "Project '${projectdir}' is out of date."
-    echo "Please run '${*}'"
+    echo "Please run '${*}' or apply the above diffs"
     exit 1
 fi