diff --git a/hack/install/install-critools.sh b/hack/install/install-critools.sh
index 5070a3b0b..0194ca23a 100755
--- a/hack/install/install-critools.sh
+++ b/hack/install/install-critools.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ GOPATH=${TMPGOPATH}
 #Install crictl
 checkout_repo ${CRITOOL_PKG} ${CRITOOL_VERSION} ${CRITOOL_REPO}
 cd ${GOPATH}/src/${CRITOOL_PKG}
-make
+make VERSION=${CRITOOL_VERSION}
 ${SUDO} make install -e BINDIR=${CRITOOL_DIR} GOPATH=${GOPATH}
 ${SUDO} mkdir -p ${CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR}
 ${SUDO} bash -c 'cat >'${CRICTL_CONFIG_DIR}'/crictl.yaml <<EOF
diff --git a/hack/install/install-runc.sh b/hack/install/install-runc.sh
index cfd4e77a7..22427e26a 100755
--- a/hack/install/install-runc.sh
+++ b/hack/install/install-runc.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ GOPATH=${TMPGOPATH}
 from-vendor RUNC github.com/opencontainers/runc
 checkout_repo ${RUNC_PKG} ${RUNC_VERSION} ${RUNC_REPO}
 cd ${GOPATH}/src/${RUNC_PKG}
-make static BUILDTAGS="$BUILDTAGS"
+make static BUILDTAGS="$BUILDTAGS" VERSION=${RUNC_VERSION}
 ${SUDO} make install -e DESTDIR=${RUNC_DIR}
 
 # Clean the tmp GOPATH dir. Use sudo because runc build generates