diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index 50f43ad23b..1552329df4 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ashanbrown/makezero v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/bkielbasa/cyclop v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/blizzy78/varnamelen v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/bombsimon/wsl/v3 v3.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/breml/bidichk v0.2.2 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index 543005ace8..ba905ed73f 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ github.com/bketelsen/crypt v0.0.3-0.20200106085610-5cbc8cc4026c/go.mod h1:MKsuJm
 github.com/bketelsen/crypt v0.0.4/go.mod h1:aI6NrJ0pMGgvZKL1iVgXLnfIFJtfV+bKCoqOes/6LfM=
 github.com/bkielbasa/cyclop v1.2.0 h1:7Jmnh0yL2DjKfw28p86YTd/B4lRGcNuu12sKE35sM7A=
 github.com/bkielbasa/cyclop v1.2.0/go.mod h1:qOI0yy6A7dYC4Zgsa72Ppm9kONl0RoIlPbzot9mhmeI=
+github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible h1:cQNTCjp13qL8KC3Nbxr/y2Bqb63oX6wdnnjpJbkM4JQ=
 github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:kRBLl5iJ+tD4TcOOxsy/0fnwebNt5EWlYSAyrTnjyyk=
 github.com/blizzy78/varnamelen v0.6.0 h1:TOIDk9qRIMspALZKX8x+5hQfAjuvAFogppnxtvuNmBo=
 github.com/blizzy78/varnamelen v0.6.0/go.mod h1:zy2Eic4qWqjrxa60jG34cfL0VXcSwzUrIx68eJPb4Q8=
diff --git a/hack/tools/tools.go b/hack/tools/tools.go
index fe06e4bc54..2efdd0db29 100644
--- a/hack/tools/tools.go
+++ b/hack/tools/tools.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	_ "k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/conversion-gen"
 	_ "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/hack/tools/conversion-verifier"
 	_ "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/hack/tools/mdbook/embed"
+	_ "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/hack/tools/mdbook/releaselink"
 	_ "sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen"
 	_ "sigs.k8s.io/kind"
 	_ "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4"