diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e438644f..8f2e061d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ for moving] an existing package to this repository.
 
 - Stable, or backward compatible, API, with complete godocs.
 
-- Go tools compliant (`go get`, `go test`, etc.).
+- Go tools compliant (`go get`, `go install`, `go test`, etc.).
 
 - Very few (ideally zero) external dependencies.
 
diff --git a/hack/verify-apidiff.sh b/hack/verify-apidiff.sh
index c49370bd..5177dd6e 100755
--- a/hack/verify-apidiff.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-apidiff.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fi
 if ! which apidiff > /dev/null; then
   echo "Installing golang.org/x/exp/cmd/apidiff..."
   pushd "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}" > /dev/null
-    go get golang.org/x/exp/cmd/apidiff
+    go install golang.org/x/exp/cmd/apidiff@latest
   popd > /dev/null
 fi
 
diff --git a/hack/verify-golint.sh b/hack/verify-golint.sh
index bce12398..5bc66936 100755
--- a/hack/verify-golint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-golint.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/util.sh"
 
 if ! which golint > /dev/null; then
     echo "installing golint"
-    go get golang.org/x/lint/golint
+    go install golang.org/x/lint/golint@latest
 fi
 
 cd "${KUBE_ROOT}"