diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index d6391eb8c4..9c16994d21 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version: 2
 before:
   hooks:
     - go mod tidy
-    - (cd ./tools && go generate -tags tools ./tools.go)
+    - make generate-tools
     - go generate ./...
 # This section defines the build matrix.
 builds:
diff --git a/.mk/develop.mk b/.mk/develop.mk
index 4bdb877e6b..cd7232ebf7 100644
--- a/.mk/develop.mk
+++ b/.mk/develop.mk
@@ -93,3 +93,6 @@ generate-encryption-key:	## Generates an encryption key that's useful for encryp
 lint-fix: ## fix all linting issues which can be automatically fixed
 	golangci-lint run --fix
 
+.PHONY: generate-tools
+generate-tools: ## go generate tools
+	(cd ./tools && go generate -tags tools ./tools.go)