diff --git a/install_go_packages.yml b/install_go_packages.yml
index 5fb78487..bc93c722 100644
--- a/install_go_packages.yml
+++ b/install_go_packages.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 - name: "{{ name }}"
   shell: 
-    cmd: "GO111MODULE=on go get -u {{ item }}"
+    cmd: "go get -u {{ item }}"
   environment:
     GOPATH: "{{ go_tools_directory }}"
   with_items: "{{ packages }}"
diff --git a/roles/development/tasks/main.yml b/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
index d71da867..561ad64a 100644
--- a/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,27 @@
     - "go"
     - "go-tools"
 
+- include: "../../install_go_packages.yml"
+  vars:
+    name: "install ko for Go-Kubernetes development"
+    packages:
+      - "github.com/google/ko/cmd/ko"
+  tags:
+    - containerization
+    - kubernetes
+    - ko
+
+
+- name: add ko's bash completion
+  shell:
+    cmd: "/usr/share/go-tools/bin/ko completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/ko"
+  when: "go_get_result.changed"
+  changed_when: "go_get_result.changed"
+  tags:
+    - containerization
+    - Kubernetes
+    - ko
+
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