diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a987e35..b9b4098 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.62.2
 KUBECTL_VERSION ?= v1.28.0
 KIND_VERSION ?= v0.20.0
 HELM_VERSION ?= v3.13.0
+ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.23
 
 .PHONY: kustomize
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ $(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@$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
 
 .PHONY: golangci-lint
 golangci-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Download golangci-lint locally if necessary.