diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 546d311db211..e01d80c923a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 # Binaries.
 #
 # Note: Need to use abspath so we can invoke these from subdirectories
-KUSTOMIZE_VER := v4.4.1
+KUSTOMIZE_VER := v4.5.2
 KUSTOMIZE_BIN := kustomize
 KUSTOMIZE := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(KUSTOMIZE_BIN)-$(KUSTOMIZE_VER))
 KUSTOMIZE_PKG := sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4
diff --git a/scripts/go_install.sh b/scripts/go_install.sh
index 9607125257ad..415e06d8017e 100755
--- a/scripts/go_install.sh
+++ b/scripts/go_install.sh
@@ -37,20 +37,9 @@ if [ -z "${GOBIN}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d -t goinstall_XXXXXXXXXX)
-function clean {
-  rm -rf "${tmp_dir}"
-}
-trap clean EXIT
-
 rm "${GOBIN}/${2}"* || true
 
-cd "${tmp_dir}"
-
-# create a new module in the tmp directory
-go mod init fake/mod
-
 # install the golang module specified as the first argument
-go get -tags tools "${1}@${3}"
+go install -tags tools "${1}@${3}"
 mv "${GOBIN}/${2}" "${GOBIN}/${2}-${3}"
 ln -sf "${GOBIN}/${2}-${3}" "${GOBIN}/${2}"