diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ce46b290..b3f0f0cfe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ VERS         ?= $(shell git describe --tags --match 'v*')
 KVER         ?= $(shell git describe --tags --match 'knative-*')
 
 LDFLAGS      := -X knative.dev/func/pkg/app.vers=$(VERS) -X knative.dev/func/pkg/app.kver=$(KVER) -X knative.dev/func/pkg/app.hash=$(HASH)
-ifneq ($(FUNC_REPO_REF),)
-  LDFLAGS      += -X knative.dev/func/pkg/pipelines/tekton.FuncRepoRef=$(FUNC_REPO_REF)
-endif
-ifneq ($(FUNC_REPO_BRANCH_REF),)
-  LDFLAGS      += -X knative.dev/func/pkg/pipelines/tekton.FuncRepoBranchRef=$(FUNC_REPO_BRANCH_REF)
-endif
+
+FUNC_UTILS_IMG ?= ghcr.io/knative/func-utils:latest
+LDFLAGS += -X knative.dev/func/pkg/k8s.SocatImage=$(FUNC_UTILS_IMG)
+LDFLAGS += -X knative.dev/func/pkg/k8s.TarImage=$(FUNC_UTILS_IMG)
+LDFLAGS += -X knative.dev/func/pkg/pipelines/tekton.DeployerImage=$(FUNC_UTILS_IMG)
+
+GOFLAGS      := "-ldflags=$(LDFLAGS)"
 
 MAKEFILE_DIR := $(dir $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ build: $(BIN) ## (default) Build binary for current OS
 
 .PHONY: $(BIN)
 $(BIN): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 go build ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go ## Run core unit tests
-	go test -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -race -cover -coverprofile=coverage.txt ./...
+	go test -race -cover -coverprofile=coverage.txt ./...
 
 .PHONY: check
 check: $(BIN_GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Check code quality (lint)
@@ -195,12 +196,12 @@ templates/certs/ca-certificates.crt:
 ###################
 
 test-integration: ## Run integration tests using an available cluster.
-	go test -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -tags integration -timeout 30m --coverprofile=coverage.txt ./... -v
+	go test -tags integration -timeout 30m --coverprofile=coverage.txt ./... -v
 
 .PHONY: func-instrumented
 
 func-instrumented: ## Func binary that is instrumented for e2e tests
-	env CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -cover -o func ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -cover -o func ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 test-e2e: func-instrumented ## Run end-to-end tests using an available cluster.
 	./test/e2e_extended_tests.sh
@@ -220,37 +221,37 @@ cross-platform: darwin-arm64 darwin-amd64 linux-amd64 linux-arm64 linux-ppc64le
 darwin-arm64: $(BIN_DARWIN_ARM64) ## Build for mac M1
 
 $(BIN_DARWIN_ARM64): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -o $(BIN_DARWIN_ARM64) -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -o $(BIN_DARWIN_ARM64) -trimpath -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 darwin-amd64: $(BIN_DARWIN_AMD64) ## Build for Darwin (macOS)
 
 $(BIN_DARWIN_AMD64): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BIN_DARWIN_AMD64) -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BIN_DARWIN_AMD64) -trimpath -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 linux-amd64: $(BIN_LINUX_AMD64) ## Build for Linux amd64
 
 $(BIN_LINUX_AMD64): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_AMD64) -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_AMD64) -trimpath -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 linux-arm64: $(BIN_LINUX_ARM64) ## Build for Linux arm64
 
 $(BIN_LINUX_ARM64): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_ARM64) -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_ARM64) -trimpath -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 linux-ppc64le: $(BIN_LINUX_PPC64LE) ## Build for Linux ppc64le
 
 $(BIN_LINUX_PPC64LE): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=ppc64le go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_PPC64LE) -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=ppc64le go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_PPC64LE) -trimpath -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 linux-s390x: $(BIN_LINUX_S390X) ## Build for Linux s390x
 
 $(BIN_LINUX_S390X): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=s390x go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_S390X) -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=s390x go build -o $(BIN_LINUX_S390X) -trimpath -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 windows: $(BIN_WINDOWS) ## Build for Windows
 
 $(BIN_WINDOWS): generate/zz_filesystem_generated.go
-	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BIN_WINDOWS) -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS) -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
+	env CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $(BIN_WINDOWS) -trimpath -w -s" ./cmd/$(BIN)
 
 ######################
 ##@ Schemas