diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index a3b51a49..67456c35 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS build-env
 
-RUN apk add --update --no-cache make bash mailcap jq git findutils
+RUN apk add --update --no-cache make bash mailcap jq git findutils curl
 
 WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY Makefile ./
+RUN make build-tools
+
 COPY . .
 
 RUN make build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a09ddbc..3712431d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ OPERATOR_SDK = $(shell which operator-sdk)
 endif
 endif
 
+.PHONY: build-tools
+build-tools: kustomize controller-gen gojsontoyaml jsonnet conversion-gen
+
 .PHONY: bundle
 bundle: manifests kustomize operator-sdk ## Generate bundle manifests and metadata, then validate generated files.
 	$(OPERATOR_SDK) generate kustomize manifests -q