diff --git a/deployments/devel/Makefile b/deployments/devel/Makefile
index 2daef226..ace377dd 100644
--- a/deployments/devel/Makefile
+++ b/deployments/devel/Makefile
@@ -34,3 +34,10 @@ DOCKERFILE_CONTEXT = deployments/devel
 		--tag $(BUILDIMAGE) \
 		-f $(DOCKERFILE_DEVEL) \
 		$(DOCKERFILE_CONTEXT)
+
+modules:
+	go mod tidy
+	go mod verify
+
+check-modules: modules
+	git diff --quiet HEAD -- go.mod go.sum
diff --git a/deployments/devel/go.mod b/deployments/devel/go.mod
index 180bd210..9579f0cd 100644
--- a/deployments/devel/go.mod
+++ b/deployments/devel/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin/deployments/devel
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.22.1
+
+toolchain go1.23.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.60.1