diff --git a/cert-manager-1.12.yaml b/cert-manager-1.12.yaml
index 45ecbee63e2..6521c8b2eec 100644
--- a/cert-manager-1.12.yaml
+++ b/cert-manager-1.12.yaml
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ pipeline:
       deps: golang.org/x/crypto@v0.17.0
       modroot: .
 
-  - uses: go/bump
-    with:
-      modroot: cmd/acmesolver
-
-  - uses: go/bump
-    with:
-      modroot: cmd/cainjector
-
   - uses: go/bump
     with:
       deps: golang.org/x/crypto@v0.17.0
@@ -58,6 +50,13 @@ pipeline:
   # the makefile hardcodes the requirement for some container runtime (CTR), even when we don't need it
   # to workaround, set CTR to anything $(command -v)able
   - runs: |
+      # This is needed because the go bumps above affect these packages
+      for mod in cainjector acmesolver; do
+        cd cmd/$mod
+        go mod tidy
+        cd ../..
+      done
+
       make CTR=make _bin/server/controller-linux-$(go env GOARCH)
       make CTR=make _bin/server/webhook-linux-$(go env GOARCH)
       make CTR=make _bin/server/cainjector-linux-$(go env GOARCH)
diff --git a/cert-manager-1.13.yaml b/cert-manager-1.13.yaml
index 82ba2c91cd0..6ebf2226015 100644
--- a/cert-manager-1.13.yaml
+++ b/cert-manager-1.13.yaml
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ pipeline:
       deps: golang.org/x/crypto@v0.17.0
       modroot: .
 
-  - uses: go/bump
-    with:
-      modroot: cmd/acmesolver
-
-  - uses: go/bump
-    with:
-      modroot: cmd/cainjector
-
   - uses: go/bump
     with:
       deps: golang.org/x/crypto@v0.17.0
@@ -58,6 +50,13 @@ pipeline:
   # the makefile hardcodes the requirement for some container runtime (CTR), even when we don't need it
   # to workaround, set CTR to anything $(command -v)able
   - runs: |
+      # This is needed because the go bumps above affect these packages
+      for mod in cainjector acmesolver; do
+        cd cmd/$mod
+        go mod tidy
+        cd ../..
+      done
+
       make CTR=make _bin/server/controller-linux-$(go env GOARCH)
       make CTR=make _bin/server/webhook-linux-$(go env GOARCH)
       make CTR=make _bin/server/cainjector-linux-$(go env GOARCH)
diff --git a/pipelines/go/bump.yaml b/pipelines/go/bump.yaml
index ce777b5492e..cabc1479c1f 100644
--- a/pipelines/go/bump.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/go/bump.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ needs:
 inputs:
   deps:
     description: The deps to bump, space separated
-    default: ""
+    required: true
   modroot:
     description: The root of the module
     default: .
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ pipeline:
       cd "${{inputs.modroot}}"
       go mod tidy -go=${{inputs.go-version}}
 
-      if [ ! -z "${{inputs.deps}}" ]; then
-        gobump -packages "${{inputs.deps}}" -replaces "${{inputs.replaces}}"
-      fi
+      gobump -packages "${{inputs.deps}}" -replaces "${{inputs.replaces}}"
 
       go mod tidy -go=${{inputs.go-version}}
       if [ -d "./vendor" ]; then