diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml
index e903687499..68db23a5aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Get Current Date
         id: date
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_admission_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_admission_test.yml
index 49c1cf668a..eca6ea2f8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_admission_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_admission_test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go on runner
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/run_ci.yml
index 2c64000093..84e29df41e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2 # Could not change to version 3, see issue:
         # https://github.com/noobaa/noobaa-operator/issues/1031
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Deploy Dependencies
         id: deploy
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Deploy Dependencies
         id: deploy
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Deploy Dependencies
         id: deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_cosi_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_cosi_test.yaml
index cb5261553f..2fb97d5ff9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_cosi_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_cosi_test.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go on runner
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_hac_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_hac_test.yml
index 1cb041cc46..5e11392352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_hac_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_hac_test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_kms_dev_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_kms_dev_test.yml
index 8171468708..d729f5228d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_kms_dev_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_kms_dev_test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_kms_ibm_kp_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_kms_ibm_kp_test.yml
index 66a4579d25..4e96bc52d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_kms_ibm_kp_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_kms_ibm_kp_test.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_kms_kmip_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_kms_kmip_test.yml
index 0785424dc6..3ff45e459f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_kms_kmip_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_kms_kmip_test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_kms_rotate_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_kms_rotate_test.yml
index 7d16909ab3..3abe19a82a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_kms_rotate_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_kms_rotate_test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_sa_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_sa_test.yml
index 2fa9c034e8..2feda39ac8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_sa_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_sa_test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_token_test.yml b/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_token_test.yml
index b3a6b33b2d..41d2918849 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_token_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_kms_tls_token_test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index a226dada14..2b73972dbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19"
+          go-version: "1.20"
 
       - name: Get Current Date
         id: date
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f79ad9200e..e1d7317eb2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   - git
 #   - python3
 #   - minikube
-#   - operator-sdk
+#   - docker
 
 export GO111MODULE=on
 export GOPROXY:=https://proxy.golang.org
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ DEV_IMAGE ?= noobaa/noobaa-operator-dev:$(VERSION)
 REPO ?= github.com/noobaa/noobaa-operator
 CATALOG_IMAGE ?= noobaa/noobaa-operator-catalog:$(VERSION)
 BUNDLE_IMAGE ?= noobaa/noobaa-operator-bundle:$(VERSION)
+# Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
+ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
+GOBIN=$(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
+else
+GOBIN=$(shell go env GOBIN)
+endif
+
+CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION=v0.12.0
+DEEPCOPY_GEN_VERSION=v0.27.0
 
 GO_LINUX ?= GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64
 GOHOSTOS ?= $(shell go env GOHOSTOS)
@@ -27,13 +36,9 @@ OLM ?= $(OUTPUT)/olm
 MANIFESTS ?= $(OUTPUT)/manifests
 obc-crd ?= required
 VENV ?= $(OUTPUT)/venv
+CMD_MANAGER ?= cmd/manager/main.go
 
-# OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION is for build perpuse only, the dependencies themself are 
-# updated to a new version as stated in the go.mod file
-export OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION ?= v0.17.2
-export OPERATOR_SDK ?= build/_tools/operator-sdk-$(OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION)
-
-KUBECONFIG ?= build/empty-kubeconfig
+export NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL ?= $(BIN)/noobaa-operator-local
 
 #------------#
 #- Building -#
@@ -47,18 +52,21 @@ build: cli image gen-olm
 	@echo "✅ build"
 .PHONY: build
 
-cli: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen
-	$(OPERATOR_SDK) run --kubeconfig="$(KUBECONFIG)" --local --operator-flags "version"
+cli: gen
+	go build -o $(NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL) -mod=vendor $(CMD_MANAGER)
+	$(BIN)/noobaa-operator-local version
 	@echo "✅ cli"
 .PHONY: cli
 
-image: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen
-	$(OPERATOR_SDK) build $(IMAGE)
+image: $(docker) gen
+	go build -o $(BIN)/noobaa-operator -trimpath -mod=vendor $(CMD_MANAGER)
+	docker build -f build/Dockerfile -t $(IMAGE) .
 	@echo "✅ image"
 .PHONY: image
 
-dev-image: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen
-	$(OPERATOR_SDK) build --go-build-args "-gcflags all=-N -gcflags all=-l" $(IMAGE)
+dev-image: $(docker) gen
+	go build -o $(BIN)/noobaa-operator -trimpath -mod=vendor -gcflags all=-N -gcflags all=-l $(CMD_MANAGER)
+	docker build -f build/Dockerfile -t $(IMAGE) .
 	docker build -f build/DockerfileDev --build-arg base_image=$(IMAGE) -t $(DEV_IMAGE) .
 	@echo "✅ dev image"
 .PHONY: dev-image
@@ -69,9 +77,10 @@ vendor:
 	@echo "✅ vendor"
 .PHONY: vendor
 
-run: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen
-	$(OPERATOR_SDK) run --local --operator-flags "operator run"
-.PHONY: run
+run: gen
+	go build -o $(NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL) -mod=vendor $(CMD_MANAGER)
+	$(BIN)/noobaa-operator-local operator run
+	.PHONY: run
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(OUTPUT)
@@ -96,11 +105,6 @@ release-cli:
 release: release-docker release-cli
 .PHONY: release
 
-$(OPERATOR_SDK):
-	bash build/install-operator-sdk.sh
-	@echo "✅ $(OPERATOR_SDK)"
-
-
 #------------#
 #- Generate -#
 #------------#
@@ -113,9 +117,9 @@ pkg/bundle/deploy.go: pkg/bundler/bundler.go version/version.go $(shell find dep
 	mkdir -p pkg/bundle
 	go run pkg/bundler/bundler.go deploy/ pkg/bundle/deploy.go
 
-gen-api: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen
-	$(TIME) $(OPERATOR_SDK) generate k8s
-	$(TIME) $(OPERATOR_SDK) generate crds --crd-version v1
+gen-api: controller-gen deepcopy-gen gen
+	$(TIME) $(DEEPCOPY_GEN) --go-header-file="build/hack/boilerplate.go.txt" --input-dirs="./pkg/apis/noobaa/v1alpha1/..." --output-file-base="zz_generated.deepcopy"
+	$(TIME) $(CONTROLLER_GEN) paths=./... crd:generateEmbeddedObjectMeta=true output:crd:artifacts:config=deploy/crds/
 	@echo "✅ gen-api"
 .PHONY: gen-api
 
@@ -127,9 +131,10 @@ gen-api-fail-if-dirty: gen-api
 	)
 .PHONY: gen-api-fail-if-dirty
 
-gen-olm: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen
+gen-olm: gen
 	rm -rf $(OLM)
-	$(OPERATOR_SDK) run --kubeconfig="$(KUBECONFIG)" --local --operator-flags "olm catalog -n my-noobaa-operator --dir $(OLM)"
+	go build -o $(NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL) -mod=vendor $(CMD_MANAGER)
+	$(NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL) olm catalog -n my-noobaa-operator --dir $(OUTPUT)/olm
 	python3 -m venv $(VENV) && \
 		. $(VENV)/bin/activate && \
 		pip3 install --upgrade pip && \
@@ -139,7 +144,6 @@ gen-olm: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen
 	@echo "✅ gen-olm"
 .PHONY: gen-olm
 
-
 gen-odf-package: cli
 	rm -rf $(MANIFESTS)
 	MANIFESTS="$(MANIFESTS)" CSV_NAME="$(csv-name)" SKIP_RANGE="$(skip-range)" REPLACES="$(replaces)" CORE_IMAGE="$(core-image)" DB_IMAGE="$(db-image)" OPERATOR_IMAGE="$(operator-image)" COSI_SIDECAR_IMAGE="$(cosi-sidecar-image)" OBC_CRD="$(obc-crd)" build/gen-odf-package.sh
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ test-core-config-map-flow:
 .PHONY: test-core-config-map-flow
 
 # test-olm runs tests for the OLM package
-test-olm: $(OPERATOR_SDK) gen-olm
+test-olm: gen-olm
 	$(TIME) ./test/test-olm.sh $(CATALOG_IMAGE)
 	@echo "✅ test-olm"
 .PHONY: test-olm
@@ -265,3 +269,30 @@ test-validations:
 	ginkgo -v pkg/validations
 	@echo "✅ test-validations"
 .PHONY: test-validations
+
+# find or download controller-gen if necessary
+controller-gen:
+ifneq ($(CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION), $(shell controller-gen --version | awk -F ":" '{print $2}'))
+	@{ \
+	echo "Installing controller-gen@$(CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION)" ;\
+	set -e ;\
+	go install -mod=readonly sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@$(CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION) ;\
+	echo "Installed controller-gen@$(CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION)" ;\
+	}
+CONTROLLER_GEN=$(GOBIN)/controller-gen
+else
+CONTROLLER_GEN=$(shell which controller-gen)
+endif
+
+deepcopy-gen:
+ifneq ($(DEEPCOPY_GEN_VERSION), $(shell deepcopy-gen --version | awk -F ":" '{print $2}'))
+	@{ \
+	echo "Installing deepcopy-gen@$(DEEPCOPY_GEN_VERSION)" ;\
+	set -e ;\
+	go install -mod=readonly k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/deepcopy-gen@$(DEEPCOPY_GEN_VERSION) ;\
+	echo "Installed deepcopy-gen@$(DEEPCOPY_GEN_VERSION)" ;\
+	}
+DEEPCOPY_GEN=$(GOBIN)/deepcopy-gen
+else
+DEEPCOPY_GEN=$(shell which deepcopy-gen)
+endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/hack/boilerplate.go.txt b/build/hack/boilerplate.go.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66d27e5b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/hack/boilerplate.go.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Noobaa authors.
+
+This file may be used, at your option, according to either the GNU AGPL 3.0 or
+the Apache V2 license.
+
+---
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along
+with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+---
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5d1d130290..3482e1090f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/noobaa/noobaa-operator/v5
 
-go 1.19
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.30.1
diff --git a/pkg/apis/noobaa/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/noobaa/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index dc0a39ee6e..90f678f6bd 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/noobaa/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/noobaa/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,6 +1,40 @@
+//go:build !ignore_autogenerated
 // +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
-// Code generated by operator-sdk-v0.17.2. DO NOT EDIT.
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Noobaa authors.
+
+This file may be used, at your option, according to either the GNU AGPL 3.0 or
+the Apache V2 license.
+
+---
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along
+with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+---
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Code generated by deepcopy-gen. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package v1alpha1
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cli.go b/pkg/cli/cli.go
index 2a48e66557..390a8e3a1e 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cli.go
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ func Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 	util.InitLogger(logrus.DebugLevel)
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
+	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano()))
 
 	logo := ASCIILogo1
-	if rand.Intn(2) == 0 { // 50% chance
+	if r.Intn(2) == 0 { // 50% chance
 		logo = ASCIILogo2
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/test-olm.sh b/test/test-olm.sh
index 4e38c352e0..6ea9f42017 100755
--- a/test/test-olm.sh
+++ b/test/test-olm.sh
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@ fi
 CATALOG_IMAGE=$1
 VERSION=$(go run cmd/version/main.go)
 
-if [ -z "${OPERATOR_SDK}" ]; then
-    OPERATOR_SDK=operator-sdk
-fi
-
 function install_olm() {
     echo "----> Install OLM and Operator Marketplace ..."
-    ${OPERATOR_SDK} olm install --version 0.16.1 || true
+    ${NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL} olm install || true
     # kubectl apply -f https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/releases/download/0.10.0/crds.yaml
     # kubectl apply -f https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/releases/download/0.10.0/olm.yaml
     # kubectl apply -f https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-marketplace/raw/master/deploy/upstream/01_namespace.yaml
@@ -69,14 +65,14 @@ function wait_for_operator() {
 
 function test_operator() {
     MINI_RESOURCES='{"requests":{"cpu":"10m","memory":"128Mi"}}'
-    ${OPERATOR_SDK} run --local --operator-flags "system create --core-resources $MINI_RESOURCES --db-resources $MINI_RESOURCES --endpoint-resources ${MINI_RESOURCES}"
+    ${NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL} --mini install
     while [ "$(kubectl get noobaa/noobaa -o jsonpath={.status.phase})" != "Ready" ]
     do
         echo -n '.'
         sleep 3
-        ${OPERATOR_SDK} run --local --operator-flags "status"
+        ${NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL} status
     done
-    ${OPERATOR_SDK} run --local --operator-flags "status"
+    ${NOOBAA_OPERATOR_LOCAL} status
 }
 
 function main() {