diff --git a/Makefile.tools.mk b/Makefile.tools.mk
index 7e8b2fa2..41d33fa0 100644
--- a/Makefile.tools.mk
+++ b/Makefile.tools.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ informer-gen@v  	:= k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/informer-gen@v0.25.2
 lister-gen@v    	:= k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/lister-gen@v0.25.2
 register-gen@v  	:= k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/register-gen@v0.25.2
 deepcopy-gen@v  	:= k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/deepcopy-gen@v0.25.2
-controller-gen@v 	:= sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.8.0
+controller-gen@v 	:= sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.14.0
 kustomize@v       	:= sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4@v4.5.5
 jb@v                := github.com/jsonnet-bundler/jsonnet-bundler/cmd/jb@v0.5.1
 gojsontoyaml@v      := github.com/brancz/gojsontoyaml@v0.1.0