diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
index 62907c9..b50b2f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Build, bundle, and push (develop)
         run: |
+          pip3 install --user --upgrade setuptools wheel pip
           hack/operate.sh --push-images --bundle --develop --verbose --formatter
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
       - name: Build, bundle, and push
         run: |
+          pip3 install --user --upgrade setuptools wheel pip
           hack/operate.sh --push-images --bundle --extra-tag=latest --verbose --formatter
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
diff --git a/hack/operate.sh b/hack/operate.sh
index 0d0c3ee..42f6fd1 100755
--- a/hack/operate.sh
+++ b/hack/operate.sh
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ function update_components() {
     # Ensure we have the things we need to work with the operator-sdk
     if [ -z "$components_updated" ]; then
         if [ "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]; then
-            error_run "Updating the Operator SDK manager" pip install --upgrade osdk-manager || return 1
+            error_run "Updating the Operator SDK manager" 'pip3 install --upgrade -r "$SCRIPT_ROOT/requirements.txt"' || return 1
         else
-            error_run "Updating the Operator SDK manager" pip install --user --upgrade osdk-manager || return 1
+            error_run "Updating the Operator SDK manager" 'pip3 install --user --upgrade -r "$SCRIPT_ROOT/requirements.txt"' || return 1
         fi
         error_run "Updating the Operator SDK" 'sdk_version=$(osdk-manager osdk update -vvvv | cut -d" " -f 3)' || return 1
     fi
diff --git a/hack/requirements.txt b/hack/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d98bb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+osdk-manager >= 0.3.1, == 0.3.*