diff --git a/hack/update-k8s-version.sh b/hack/update-k8s-version.sh
index 3edd3f2..6111d6a 100755
--- a/hack/update-k8s-version.sh
+++ b/hack/update-k8s-version.sh
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ for MOD in "${MODS[@]}"; do
     go mod edit "-replace=${MOD}=${MOD}@${V}"
 done
 go get "k8s.io/kubernetes@v${VERSION}"
+
+# Verify and cleanup
+go mod download -x
+go mod verify
+go mod tidy -v