diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index edea442a..5719a3e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -180,10 +180,12 @@ $(LOCALBIN):
 KUSTOMIZE ?= $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize
 CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen
 ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest
+OPERATOR_SDK ?= $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk
 
 ## Tool Versions
 KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.11.1
+OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v1.26.1
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
 .PHONY: kustomize
@@ -206,12 +208,17 @@ ginkgo: $(GINKGO) ## Download ginkgo locally if necessary.
 $(GINKGO): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/ginkgo || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo
 
+.PHONY: operator-sdk
+operator-sdk: $(OPERATOR_SDK) ## Download operator-sdk locally if necessary.
+$(OPERATOR_SDK): $(LOCALBIN)
+	test -s $(OPERATOR_SDK) || curl -o $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk -L https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/releases/download/$(OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION)/operator-sdk_linux_amd64 && chmod +x $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk
+
 .PHONY: bundle
-bundle: manifests kustomize ## Generate bundle manifests and metadata, then validate generated files.
-	operator-sdk generate kustomize manifests -q
+bundle: operator-sdk manifests kustomize ## Generate bundle manifests and metadata, then validate generated files.
+	$(OPERATOR_SDK) generate kustomize manifests -q
 	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=$(IMG)
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/manifests | operator-sdk generate bundle $(BUNDLE_GEN_FLAGS)
-	operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/manifests | $(OPERATOR_SDK) generate bundle $(BUNDLE_GEN_FLAGS)
+	$(OPERATOR_SDK) bundle validate ./bundle --verbose
 
 .PHONY: bundle-build
 bundle-build: ## Build the bundle image.