diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/generate_vendor.sh b/tools/packaging/release/generate_vendor.sh
index 702ff30592..b30e1f7f3c 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/release/generate_vendor.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/release/generate_vendor.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ function usage() {
 	cat <<EOF
 Usage: ${script_name} tarball-name
 This script creates a tarball with all the cargo vendored code
-that a distro would need to do a full build of the project in
-a disconnected environment, generating a "tarball-name" file.
+and the go vendored code that a distro would need to do a full
+build of the project in a disconnected environment, generating
+a "tarball-name" file.
 
 EOF
 
@@ -35,9 +36,19 @@ create_vendor_tarball() {
 		for i in $(find . -name 'Cargo.lock'); do
 			dir="$(dirname "${i}")"
 			pushd "${dir}"
-				[[ -d .cargo ]] || mkdir .cargo
-				cargo vendor >> .cargo/config.toml
-				vendor_dir_list+=" ${dir}/vendor ${dir}/.cargo/config"
+				case "$(basename "${i}")" in
+				    Cargo.lock)
+				        [[ -d .cargo ]] || mkdir .cargo
+				        cargo vendor >> .cargo/config.toml
+                                        vendor_dir_list+=" ${dir}/vendor ${dir}/.cargo/config"
+				        ;;
+				    go.mod)
+                                        go mod tidy
+                                        go mod vendor
+                                        go mod verify
+                                        vendor_dir_list+=" ${dir}/vendor"
+				        ;;
+				esac
 				echo "${vendor_dir_list}"
 			popd
 		done