diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7ccc89b4..2a910789 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: "1.21"
+      - name: install go deps
+        run: make go-deps
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 89a741c5..5b94011d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ COPY patches/ patches/
 COPY templates/ templates/
 
 # Download tools
-RUN make deps
+RUN make deps go-deps
 
 # Build
 USER root
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make clean model-registry
+RUN PATH=$PATH:/opt/app-root/src/go/bin CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make clean model-registry
 
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the model-registry binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
diff --git a/Dockerfile.odh b/Dockerfile.odh
index a442a6bb..37ddc72a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.odh
+++ b/Dockerfile.odh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ COPY internal/ internal/
 COPY pkg/ pkg/
 
 # Build
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make clean/odh build/odh
+RUN PATH=$PATH:/opt/app-root/src/go/bin CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make clean/odh build/odh
 
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the model-registry binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed5503bd..a28e8508 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ internal/ml_metadata/proto/%.pb.go: api/grpc/ml_metadata/proto/%.proto
 gen/grpc: internal/ml_metadata/proto/metadata_store.pb.go internal/ml_metadata/proto/metadata_store_service.pb.go
 
 internal/converter/generated/converter.go: internal/converter/*.go
-	${GOVERTER} gen github.com/kubeflow/model-registry/internal/converter/
+	goverter gen github.com/kubeflow/model-registry/internal/converter/
 
 .PHONY: gen/converter
 gen/converter: gen/grpc internal/converter/generated/converter.go
@@ -104,30 +104,23 @@ vet:
 clean:
 	rm -Rf ./model-registry internal/ml_metadata/proto/*.go internal/converter/generated/*.go pkg/openapi
 
-.PHONY: clean/odh
-clean/odh:
+.PHONY: clean/docker
+clean/docker:
 	rm -Rf ./model-registry
 
 bin/protoc:
 	./scripts/install_protoc.sh
 
-bin/go-enum:
-	GOBIN=$(PROJECT_BIN) ${GO} install github.com/searKing/golang/tools/go-enum@v1.2.97
-
-bin/protoc-gen-go:
-	GOBIN=$(PROJECT_BIN) ${GO} install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.31.0
-
-bin/protoc-gen-go-grpc:
-	GOBIN=$(PROJECT_BIN) ${GO} install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@v1.3.0
+go-deps:
+	${GO} install github.com/searKing/golang/tools/go-enum@v1.2.97
+	${GO} install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.31.0
+	${GO} install google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc@v1.3.0
+	${GO} install github.com/jmattheis/goverter/cmd/goverter@v1.4.1
 
 GOLANGCI_LINT ?= ${PROJECT_BIN}/golangci-lint
 bin/golangci-lint:
 	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(PROJECT_BIN) v1.59.1
 
-GOVERTER ?= ${PROJECT_BIN}/goverter
-bin/goverter:
-	GOBIN=$(PROJECT_PATH)/bin ${GO} install github.com/jmattheis/goverter/cmd/goverter@v1.4.1
-
 OPENAPI_GENERATOR ?= ${PROJECT_BIN}/openapi-generator-cli
 NPM ?= "$(shell which npm)"
 bin/openapi-generator-cli:
@@ -151,7 +144,7 @@ clean/deps:
 	rm -Rf bin/*
 
 .PHONY: deps
-deps: bin/protoc bin/go-enum bin/protoc-gen-go bin/protoc-gen-go-grpc bin/golangci-lint bin/goverter bin/openapi-generator-cli
+deps: bin/protoc bin/golangci-lint bin/openapi-generator-cli
 
 .PHONY: vendor
 vendor:
@@ -159,11 +152,11 @@ vendor:
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: gen vet lint
-	${GO} build -buildvcs=false
+	${GO} build
 
-.PHONY: build/odh
-build/odh: vet
-	${GO} build -buildvcs=false
+.PHONY: build/docker
+build/docker: vet
+	${GO} build
 
 .PHONY: gen
 gen: deps gen/grpc gen/openapi gen/openapi-server gen/converter
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d9bdf8f..1c3b9d95 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,21 @@ Model registry provides a central repository for model developers to store and m
 
 ## Pre-requisites:
 - go >= 1.21
+- go-enum >= 1.2.97
+- protoc-gen-go >= 1.31.0
+- protoc-gen-go-grpc >= 1.3.0
+- goverter >= 1.4.1
 - protoc v24.3 - [Protocol Buffers v24.3 Release](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v24.3)
 - npm >= 10.2.0 - [Installing Node.js and npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm)
 - Java >= 11.0
 - python 3.9
 
+To install the go dependencies you can use
+
+```sh
+make go-deps
+```
+
 ## OpenAPI Proxy Server
 
 The model registry proxy server implementation follows a contract-first approach, where the contract is identified by [model-registry.yaml](api/openapi/model-registry.yaml) OpenAPI specification.
diff --git a/csi/Dockerfile b/csi/Dockerfile
index 70153975..699b770e 100644
--- a/csi/Dockerfile
+++ b/csi/Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ COPY pkg/ pkg/
 
 # Build
 USER root
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make build
+RUN PATH=$PATH:/opt/app-root/src/go/bin CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make build
 
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the model-registry storage initializer binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ WORKDIR /
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/bin/mr-storage-initializer .
 USER 65532:65532
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/mr-storage-initializer"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["/mr-storage-initializer"]
diff --git a/csi/Dockerfile.dev b/csi/Dockerfile.dev
index 3f3cf8ec..86008ea6 100644
--- a/csi/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/csi/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ COPY csi/pkg/ pkg/
 
 # Build
 USER root
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make build
+RUN PATH=$PATH:/opt/app-root/src/go/bin CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 make build
 
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the model-registry storage initializer binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ WORKDIR /
 COPY --from=builder /modelregistry/csi/bin/mr-storage-initializer .
 USER 65532:65532
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/mr-storage-initializer"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["/mr-storage-initializer"]
diff --git a/csi/Makefile b/csi/Makefile
index c614901f..eb705e69 100644
--- a/csi/Makefile
+++ b/csi/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-# Useful paths
-MKFILE_PATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
-PROJECT_PATH := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(MKFILE_PATH)))
-PROJECT_BIN := $(PROJECT_PATH)/bin
 GO ?= "$(shell which go)"
 
-# add tools bin directory
-PATH := $(PROJECT_BIN):$(PATH)
-
 # container tool
 DOCKER ?= docker
 DOCKERFILE ?= Dockerfile