diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ea9d47b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# For more Go information and examples, see
+# https://docs.semaphoreci.com/article/86-language-golang
+version: v1.0
+name: Upgrade Manager
+agent:
+  machine:
+    type: e1-standard-2
+    # os_image: ubuntu1804
+  containers:
+    - name: main
+      image: semaphoreci/golang:1.12.9
+blocks:
+  - name: Setup
+    task:
+      jobs:
+        - name: Setup
+          commands:
+            - checkout
+            - source .semaphore/setup.sh
+            - ls -l /packages
+
+  - name: Build
+    task:
+      prologue:
+        commands:
+          - cache restore $SEMAPHORE_PROJECT_NAME-dep
+          - ls -l /packages
+          - pushd /packages
+          - sudo tar -xvf go1.12.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          - sudo cp go/bin/go /usr/local/bin
+          - sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
+          - sudo mv go /usr/local
+          - export os=$(go env GOOS)
+          - export arch=$(go env GOARCH)
+          - tar -xzvf kubebuilder_master_${os}_${arch}.tar.gz
+          - sudo mv kubebuilder_master_${os}_${arch} /usr/local/kubebuilder
+          - ls /usr/local/kubebuilder
+          - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/kubebuilder/bin
+          - popd
+          - checkout
+      jobs:
+        - name: Docker Build
+          commands:
+            - make docker-build
diff --git a/.semaphore/setup.sh b/.semaphore/setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38e9efb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.semaphore/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cache restore $SEMAPHORE_PROJECT_NAME-dep
+
+if [ ! -d '/packages' ]; then
+  sudo mkdir -p /packages
+  wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.12.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+  sudo mv go1.12.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz /packages
+  export os=$(go env GOOS)
+  export arch=$(go env GOARCH)
+  curl -sL https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/latest/${os}/${arch} -o kubebuilder_master_${os}_${arch}.tar.gz
+  sudo mv kubebuilder_master_${os}_${arch}.tar.gz /packages
+  ls -l /packages
+  cache store $SEMAPHORE_PROJECT_NAME-dep /packages
+fi
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 37b82dc1..4e1f0222 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ vet:
 
 # Generate code
 generate: controller-gen
+	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) --help
 	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) object:headerFile=./hack/boilerplate.go.txt paths=./api/...
 
 # Build the docker image
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ docker-push:
 # download controller-gen if necessary
 controller-gen:
 ifeq (, $(shell which controller-gen))
+	export GO111MODULE=off # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54415733/getting-gopath-error-go-cannot-use-pathversion-syntax-in-gopath-mode-in-ubun
+	go clean -modcache
 	go get sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.2.0-beta.2
 CONTROLLER_GEN=$(shell go env GOPATH)/bin/controller-gen
 else