diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfb26dbf..707bb788 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 .PHONY: envtest
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
-	test -s $(ENVTEST) || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+	test -s $(ENVTEST) || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@release-0.17
 
 .PHONY: ginkgo
 ginkgo: $(GINKGO) ## Download ginkgo locally if necessary