diff --git a/hack/update/kubernetes_version/update_kubernetes_version.go b/hack/update/kubernetes_version/update_kubernetes_version.go
index f4ca4cd42b8e..92f910b2929b 100644
--- a/hack/update/kubernetes_version/update_kubernetes_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/kubernetes_version/update_kubernetes_version.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 	// get Kubernetes versions from GitHub Releases
 	stable, latest, err := update.GHReleases(ctx, "kubernetes", "kubernetes")
 	if err != nil || stable == "" || latest == "" {
-		klog.Fatalf("Error getting Kubernetes versions: %v", err)
+		klog.Fatalf("Unable to get Kubernetes versions: %v", err)
 	}
 	data := Data{StableVersion: stable, LatestVersion: latest}
 	klog.Infof("Kubernetes versions: 'stable' is %s and 'latest' is %s", data.StableVersion, data.LatestVersion)