diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-manifest-generation-diff.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-manifest-generation-diff.yaml
index 4bddac3..db7ab1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-manifest-generation-diff.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-manifest-generation-diff.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Make manifests && generate
-      run: |
-        make manifests && make generate
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d8da42d..17d2e21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 crd-to-yaml
 dist/
 .idea
+bin
 cty
 wasm/wasm
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 936c1a3..79e264e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,14 +30,26 @@ bootstrap: ## Installs necessary third party components
 
 ##@ Testing
 
-test: lint ## Lints Krok then runs all tests
+test: lint ## Lints the project then runs all tests
 	go test -count=1 ./...
 
 clean: ## Runs go clean
 	go clean -i
 
-lint: ## Runs golangci-lint on crd
-	golangci-lint run ./...
+## Location to install dependencies to
+LOCALBIN ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
+$(LOCALBIN):
+	mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
+
+GOLANGCI_LINT ?= $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.55.2
+
+golangci-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT)
+$(GOLANGCI_LINT): $(LOCALBIN)
+	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
+
+lint: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint.
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run
 
 ##@ Utilities
 
diff --git a/bin/golangci-lint b/bin/golangci-lint
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..afed9c5
Binary files /dev/null and b/bin/golangci-lint differ
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index caf5d5f..b32cb60 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/maxence-charriere/go-app/v9 v9.8.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.29.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.1
 )
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.120.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20240102154912-e7106e64919e // indirect