diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 917d6a83..c6bd88db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ GINKGO ?= $(LOCALBIN)/ginkgo
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.18.0
+SETUP_ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.22
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 .PHONY: envtest
 envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
-	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
+	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@$(SETUP_ENVTEST_VERSION)
 
 
 .PHONY: ginkgo