diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7d8b56819..1eb0554f37 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ KUSTOMIZE_BIN := kustomize
 KUSTOMIZE := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(KUSTOMIZE_BIN)-$(KUSTOMIZE_VER))
 KUSTOMIZE_PKG := sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4
 
-SETUP_ENVTEST_VER := 116a1b831fffe7ccc3c8145306c3e1a3b1b14ffa # Note: this matches the commit ID of the dependent controller-runtime module.
+# This is a commit from CR main (22.05.2024).
+# Intentionally using a commit from main to use a setup-envtest version
+# that uses binaries from controller-tools, not GCS.
+# CR PR: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/pull/2811
+SETUP_ENVTEST_VER := v0.0.0-20240522175850-2e9781e9fc60
 SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN := setup-envtest
 SETUP_ENVTEST := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(SETUP_ENVTEST_BIN)-$(SETUP_ENVTEST_VER))
 SETUP_ENVTEST_PKG := sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest