diff --git a/operators/constellation-node-operator/Makefile b/operators/constellation-node-operator/Makefile
index 1076b0f99..a6ceeb433 100644
--- a/operators/constellation-node-operator/Makefile
+++ b/operators/constellation-node-operator/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endif
 # Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
-ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.23
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.24.1
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
-CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.8.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.9.0
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
-	curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN)
+	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize || { curl -s $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN); }
 
 .PHONY: controller-gen
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.