diff --git a/klone.yaml b/klone.yaml
index 7aa3dad..81894d8 100644
--- a/klone.yaml
+++ b/klone.yaml
@@ -10,40 +10,40 @@ targets:
     - folder_name: boilerplate
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/boilerplate
     - folder_name: cert-manager
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/cert-manager
     - folder_name: executable
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/executable
     - folder_name: generate-verify
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/generate-verify
     - folder_name: help
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/help
     - folder_name: klone
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/klone
     - folder_name: repository-base
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/repository-base
     - folder_name: tools
       repo_url: https://github.com/cert-manager/makefile-modules.git
       repo_ref: main
-      repo_hash: 1539e50a1ea7d7c3f97ea37b3f9557971295acc1
+      repo_hash: 69ca8ba73402df69907d41f7f0758c0bf9a7351e
       repo_path: modules/tools
diff --git a/make/_shared/executable/01_mod.mk b/make/_shared/executable/01_mod.mk
index ecc89a7..3f33dd1 100644
--- a/make/_shared/executable/01_mod.mk
+++ b/make/_shared/executable/01_mod.mk
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ endef
 ## for all release platforms and architectures. Additionally,
 ## this will create a checksums file, sboms and sign the binaries.
 ## @category [shared] Build
-exe-publish: | $(NEEDS_GO) $(NEEDS_GORELEASER) $(NEEDS_SYFT)
+exe-publish: | $(NEEDS_GO) $(NEEDS_GORELEASER) $(NEEDS_SYFT) $(NEEDS_YQ)
 	$(eval go_releaser_path := $(bin_dir)/scratch/exe-publish)
 	rm -rf $(CURDIR)/$(go_releaser_path)