diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yaml b/.github/workflows/update.yaml
index bb815fdd..7d0da6f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
             if [[ "${MOD_VERSION}" != "${LATEST_VERSION}" ]]; then
               go mod edit -require="github.com/fluxcd/$1/api@${LATEST_VERSION}"
-              rm go.sum
-              go mod tidy
+              make tidy
               changed=true
             fi