diff --git a/examples/custom/build.sh b/examples/custom/build.sh
index 5829e836dd4..23c2f6f21ae 100755
--- a/examples/custom/build.sh
+++ b/examples/custom/build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 set -e
 
 if ! [ -x "$(command -v ko)" ]; then
-    GO111MODULE=on go get -mod=readonly github.com/google/ko/cmd/ko
+    pushd $(mktemp -d)
+    go mod init tmp; go get github.com/google/ko/cmd/ko
+    popd
 fi
 
 output=$(ko publish --local --preserve-import-paths --tags= . | tee)
diff --git a/examples/custom/go.mod b/examples/custom/go.mod
index 945f33411a0..da9aaa44bb8 100644
--- a/examples/custom/go.mod
+++ b/examples/custom/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/examples/custom
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.14
diff --git a/integration/examples/custom/build.sh b/integration/examples/custom/build.sh
index 5829e836dd4..23c2f6f21ae 100755
--- a/integration/examples/custom/build.sh
+++ b/integration/examples/custom/build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 set -e
 
 if ! [ -x "$(command -v ko)" ]; then
-    GO111MODULE=on go get -mod=readonly github.com/google/ko/cmd/ko
+    pushd $(mktemp -d)
+    go mod init tmp; go get github.com/google/ko/cmd/ko
+    popd
 fi
 
 output=$(ko publish --local --preserve-import-paths --tags= . | tee)
diff --git a/integration/examples/custom/go.mod b/integration/examples/custom/go.mod
index 945f33411a0..da9aaa44bb8 100644
--- a/integration/examples/custom/go.mod
+++ b/integration/examples/custom/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/examples/custom
 
-go 1.13
+go 1.14