diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-versioned-api-ref.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-versioned-api-ref.yml
index d6b5aee4..9f34d7de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-versioned-api-ref.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-versioned-api-ref.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ jobs:
           repository: ${{ github.repository }}.wiki
           path: wiki
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        name: Install Go
+        with:
+          go-version-file: messaging-topology-operator/go.mod
+
       - name: Generate API reference
         run: make -C messaging-topology-operator api-reference
 
@@ -42,4 +47,5 @@ jobs:
           echo "$REGENERATED_SIDEBAR" > Wiki_Sidebar.md
           git add ./API_Reference_${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}.asciidoc
           git add ./Wiki_Sidebar.md
-          git commit -m "Publish version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }} API Reference" && git push
+          git commit -m "Publish version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }} API Reference"
+          git push
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea511d66..b8e576a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ manifests: install-tools
 
 # Generate API reference documentation
 .PHONY: api-reference
-api-reference:
+api-reference: install-tools
 	crd-ref-docs \
 		--source-path ./api \
 		--config ./docs/api/autogen/config.yaml \