diff --git a/hack/update-generated-conversions.sh b/hack/update-generated-conversions.sh
index e67f5feda18..f7de88bbce9 100755
--- a/hack/update-generated-conversions.sh
+++ b/hack/update-generated-conversions.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
+source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
+
+kube::golang::setup_env
+
 function generate_version() {
 	local version=$1
 	local TMPFILE="/tmp/conversion_generated.$(date +%s).go"
diff --git a/hack/update-generated-deep-copies.sh b/hack/update-generated-deep-copies.sh
index 71e6e88bc45..64fb775c892 100755
--- a/hack/update-generated-deep-copies.sh
+++ b/hack/update-generated-deep-copies.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
+source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
+
+kube::golang::setup_env
+
 function result_file_name() {
 	local version=$1
 	if [ "${version}" == "api" ]; then