bufbuild · stefanvanburen · Feb 12, 2026 · Feb 13, 2026
diff --git a/make/go/dep_bandeps.mk b/make/go/dep_bandeps.mk
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ $(call _assert_var,BUF_VERSION)
 # https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases
 BANDEPS_VERSION ?= $(BUF_VERSION)
 
-BANDEPS := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bandeps/$(BANDEPS_VERSION)
-$(BANDEPS):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bandeps/bandeps-$(BANDEPS_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/bandeps
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/bandeps/cmd/bandeps@$(BANDEPS_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(BANDEPS))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(BANDEPS))
-	@touch $(BANDEPS)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/bandeps/cmd/bandeps@$(BANDEPS_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/bandeps $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/bandeps: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bandeps/bandeps-$(BANDEPS_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+BANDEPS := $(CACHE_BIN)/bandeps
 
 dockerdeps:: $(BANDEPS)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_buf.mk b/make/go/dep_buf.mk
@@ -27,13 +27,19 @@ BUF := __goinstallbuf
 # Use this instead of "buf" when using buf.
 BUF_BIN := $(CACHE_GOBIN)/buf
 else
-BUF := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/buf/$(BUF_VERSION)
-$(BUF):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/buf/buf-$(BUF_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/buf
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@$(BUF_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(BUF))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(BUF))
-	@touch $(BUF)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@$(BUF_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/buf $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/buf: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/buf/buf-$(BUF_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+BUF := $(CACHE_BIN)/buf
 
 # Use this instead of "buf" when using buf.
 BUF_BIN := $(CACHE_BIN)/buf

diff --git a/make/go/dep_bufprivateusage.mk b/make/go/dep_bufprivateusage.mk
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ $(call _assert_var,BUF_VERSION)
 # https://github.com/bufbuild/bufprivateusage-go/releases
 BUFPRIVATEUSAGE_VERSION ?= v0.1.0
 
-BUFPRIVATEUSAGE := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bufprivateusage/$(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE_VERSION)
-$(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bufprivateusage/bufprivateusage-$(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/bufprivateusage
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install buf.build/go/bufprivateusage/cmd/bufprivateusage@$(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE))
-	@touch $(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install buf.build/go/bufprivateusage/cmd/bufprivateusage@$(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/bufprivateusage $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/bufprivateusage: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bufprivateusage/bufprivateusage-$(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+BUFPRIVATEUSAGE := $(CACHE_BIN)/bufprivateusage
 
 dockerdeps:: $(BUFPRIVATEUSAGE)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_bufstyle.mk b/make/go/dep_bufstyle.mk
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@ BUFSTYLE_GO_VERSION := $(shell go list -m -f '{{.GoVersion}}' | cut -d'.' -f1-2)
 # https://github.com/bufbuild/bufstyle-go/releases
 BUFSTYLE_VERSION ?= v0.5.0
 
-BUFSTYLE := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bufstyle/$(BUFSTYLE_VERSION)-go$(BUFSTYLE_GO_VERSION)
-$(BUFSTYLE):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bufstyle/bufstyle-$(BUFSTYLE_VERSION)-go$(BUFSTYLE_GO_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/bufstyle
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install buf.build/go/bufstyle@$(BUFSTYLE_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(BUFSTYLE))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(BUFSTYLE))
-	@touch $(BUFSTYLE)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install buf.build/go/bufstyle@$(BUFSTYLE_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/bufstyle $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/bufstyle: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/bufstyle/bufstyle-$(BUFSTYLE_VERSION)-go$(BUFSTYLE_GO_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+BUFSTYLE := $(CACHE_BIN)/bufstyle
 
 dockerdeps:: $(BUFSTYLE)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_git_ls_files_unstaged.mk b/make/go/dep_git_ls_files_unstaged.mk
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ $(call _assert_var,BUF_VERSION)
 # https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases
 GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED_VERSION ?= $(BUF_VERSION)
 
-GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/git-ls-files-unstaged/$(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED_VERSION)
-$(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/git-ls-files-unstaged/git-ls-files-unstaged-$(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/git-ls-files-unstaged
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/git/cmd/git-ls-files-unstaged@$(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED))
-	@touch $(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/git/cmd/git-ls-files-unstaged@$(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/git-ls-files-unstaged $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/git-ls-files-unstaged: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/git-ls-files-unstaged/git-ls-files-unstaged-$(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED := $(CACHE_BIN)/git-ls-files-unstaged
 
 dockerdeps:: $(GIT_LS_FILES_UNSTAGED)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_godoclint.mk b/make/go/dep_godoclint.mk
@@ -18,18 +18,24 @@ GODOCLINT_GO_VERSION := $(shell go list -m -f '{{.GoVersion}}' | cut -d'.' -f1-2
 # https://github.com/bufbuild/godoc-lint/commits/dev
 GODOCLINT_VERSION ?= 26c7b506fc2bf37a67fc2b42a3d9825c7ade2068
 
-GODOCLINT := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/godoclint/$(GODOCLINT_VERSION)-go$(GODOCLINT_GO_VERSION)
-$(GODOCLINT):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/godoclint/godoclint-$(GODOCLINT_VERSION)-go$(GODOCLINT_GO_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/godoclint
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(eval GODOCLINT_TMP := $(shell mktemp -d))
 	cd $(GODOCLINT_TMP); \
 		git clone https://github.com/bufbuild/godoc-lint && \
 		cd ./godoc-lint && \
 		git checkout $(GODOCLINT_VERSION) && \
-		GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install ./cmd/godoclint
+		GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install ./cmd/godoclint
 	@rm -rf $(GODOCLINT_TMP)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(GODOCLINT))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(GODOCLINT))
-	@touch $(GODOCLINT)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/godoclint $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/godoclint: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/godoclint/godoclint-$(GODOCLINT_VERSION)-go$(GODOCLINT_GO_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+GODOCLINT := $(CACHE_BIN)/godoclint
 
 dockerdeps:: $(GODOCLINT)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_golangci_lint.mk b/make/go/dep_golangci_lint.mk
@@ -26,17 +26,22 @@ endif
 # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases 20260210 checked 20260211
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v2.9.0
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/golangci-lint/$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
-$(GOLANGCI_LINT):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/golangci-lint/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/golangci-lint
-	@mkdir -p $(CACHE_BIN)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(eval GOLANGCI_LINT_TMP := $(shell mktemp -d))
 	curl -fsSL -o $(GOLANGCI_LINT_TMP)/golangci-lint.tar.gz \
 		https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/download/$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)/golangci-lint-$(subst v,,$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION))-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_OS)-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_ARCH).tar.gz
-	cd $(GOLANGCI_LINT_TMP); tar zxf $(GOLANGCI_LINT_TMP)/golangci-lint.tar.gz --strip-components 1 && mv golangci-lint $(CACHE_BIN)/golangci-lint
+	cd $(GOLANGCI_LINT_TMP); tar zxf golangci-lint.tar.gz --strip-components 1 && mv golangci-lint $@
 	@rm -rf $(GOLANGCI_LINT_TMP)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(GOLANGCI_LINT))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(GOLANGCI_LINT))
-	@touch $(GOLANGCI_LINT)
+	@chmod +x $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/golangci-lint: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/golangci-lint/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+GOLANGCI_LINT := $(CACHE_BIN)/golangci-lint
 
 dockerdeps:: $(GOLANGCI_LINT)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_govulncheck.mk b/make/go/dep_govulncheck.mk
@@ -14,12 +14,18 @@ GOVULNCHECK_GO_VERSION := $(shell go list -m -f '{{.GoVersion}}' | cut -d'.' -f1
 # https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck 20250106 checked 20250212
 GOVULNCHECK_VERSION ?= v1.1.4
 
-GOVULNCHECK := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/govulncheck/$(GOVULNCHECK_VERSION)-go$(GOVULNCHECK_GO_VERSION)
-$(GOVULNCHECK):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/govulncheck/govulncheck-$(GOVULNCHECK_VERSION)-go$(GOVULNCHECK_GO_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/govulncheck
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@$(GOVULNCHECK_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(GOVULNCHECK))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(GOVULNCHECK))
-	@touch $(GOVULNCHECK)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@$(GOVULNCHECK_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/govulncheck $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/govulncheck: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/govulncheck/govulncheck-$(GOVULNCHECK_VERSION)-go$(GOVULNCHECK_GO_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+GOVULNCHECK := $(CACHE_BIN)/govulncheck
 
 dockerdeps:: $(GOVULNCHECK)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_jq.mk b/make/go/dep_jq.mk
@@ -24,16 +24,20 @@ else
 JQ_ARCH := $(UNAME_ARCH)
 endif
 
-JQ := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/jq/$(JQ_VERSION)
-$(JQ):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/jq/jq-$(JQ_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/jq
-	@mkdir -p $(CACHE_BIN)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	curl -sSL \
 		https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/download/jq-$(JQ_VERSION)/jq-$(JQ_OS)-$(JQ_ARCH) \
-		-o $(CACHE_BIN)/jq
-	chmod +x $(CACHE_BIN)/jq
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(JQ))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(JQ))
-	@touch $(JQ)
+		-o $@
+	@chmod +x $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/jq: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/jq/jq-$(JQ_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+JQ := $(CACHE_BIN)/jq
 
 dockerdeps:: $(JQ)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_license_header.mk b/make/go/dep_license_header.mk
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ $(call _assert_var,BUF_VERSION)
 # https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases
 LICENSE_HEADER_VERSION ?= $(BUF_VERSION)
 
-LICENSE_HEADER := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/license-header/$(LICENSE_HEADER_VERSION)
-$(LICENSE_HEADER):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/license-header/license-header-$(LICENSE_HEADER_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/license-header
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/licenseheader/cmd/license-header@$(LICENSE_HEADER_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(LICENSE_HEADER))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(LICENSE_HEADER))
-	@touch $(LICENSE_HEADER)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/private/pkg/licenseheader/cmd/license-header@$(LICENSE_HEADER_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/license-header $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/license-header: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/license-header/license-header-$(LICENSE_HEADER_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+LICENSE_HEADER := $(CACHE_BIN)/license-header
 
 dockerdeps:: $(LICENSE_HEADER)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_minisign.mk b/make/go/dep_minisign.mk
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ $(call _assert_var,CACHE_BIN)
 # https://github.com/aead/minisign 20240519 checked 20240524
 MINISIGN_VERSION ?= v0.3.0
 
-MINISIGN := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/MINISIGN/$(MINISIGN_VERSION)
-$(MINISIGN):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/minisign/minisign-$(MINISIGN_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/minisign
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install aead.dev/minisign/cmd/minisign@$(MINISIGN_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(MINISIGN))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(MINISIGN))
-	@touch $(MINISIGN)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install aead.dev/minisign/cmd/minisign@$(MINISIGN_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/minisign $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/minisign: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/minisign/minisign-$(MINISIGN_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+MINISIGN := $(CACHE_BIN)/minisign
 
 deps:: $(MINISIGN)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_protoc.mk b/make/go/dep_protoc.mk
@@ -35,19 +35,30 @@ PROTOC_OS = linux
 PROTOC_ARCH := $(UNAME_ARCH)
 endif
 
-PROTOC := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc/$(PROTOC_VERSION)
-$(PROTOC):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc/protoc-$(PROTOC_VERSION):
 	@if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then echo "error: curl must be installed"  >&2; exit 1; fi
 	@if ! command -v unzip >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then echo "error: unzip must be installed"  >&2; exit 1; fi
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/protoc
 	@rm -rf $(CACHE_INCLUDE)/google
-	@mkdir -p $(CACHE_BIN) $(CACHE_INCLUDE)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc/protoc-$(PROTOC_VERSION)-include
 	$(eval PROTOC_TMP := $(shell mktemp -d))
 	cd $(PROTOC_TMP); curl -sSL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v$(PROTOC_VERSION)/protoc-$(PROTOC_RELEASE_VERSION)-$(PROTOC_OS)-$(PROTOC_ARCH).zip -o protoc.zip
-	cd $(PROTOC_TMP); unzip protoc.zip && mv bin/protoc $(CACHE_BIN)/protoc && mv include/google $(CACHE_INCLUDE)/google
+	cd $(PROTOC_TMP); unzip protoc.zip && mv bin/protoc $@ && mv include/google $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc/protoc-$(PROTOC_VERSION)-include/google
 	@rm -rf $(PROTOC_TMP)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(PROTOC))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(PROTOC))
-	@touch $(PROTOC)
+	@chmod +x $@
+	@test -x $@
 
-dockerdeps:: $(PROTOC)
+$(CACHE_BIN)/protoc: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc/protoc-$(PROTOC_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+$(CACHE_INCLUDE)/google: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc/protoc-$(PROTOC_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc/protoc-$(PROTOC_VERSION)-include/google $@
+
+PROTOC := $(CACHE_BIN)/protoc
+PROTOC_INCLUDE := $(CACHE_INCLUDE)/google
+
+dockerdeps:: $(PROTOC) $(PROTOC_INCLUDE)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_protoc_gen_connect_go.mk b/make/go/dep_protoc_gen_connect_go.mk
@@ -13,12 +13,18 @@ CONNECT_VERSION ?= v1.19.1
 GO_GET_PKGS := $(GO_GET_PKGS) \
 	connectrpc.com/connect@$(CONNECT_VERSION)
 
-PROTOC_GEN_CONNECT_GO := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/connect-go/$(CONNECT_VERSION)
-$(PROTOC_GEN_CONNECT_GO):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/connect-go/protoc-gen-connect-go-$(CONNECT_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/protoc-gen-connect-go
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install connectrpc.com/connect/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go@$(CONNECT_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(PROTOC_GEN_CONNECT_GO))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(PROTOC_GEN_CONNECT_GO))
-	@touch $(PROTOC_GEN_CONNECT_GO)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install connectrpc.com/connect/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go@$(CONNECT_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/protoc-gen-connect-go $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/protoc-gen-connect-go: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/connect-go/protoc-gen-connect-go-$(CONNECT_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+PROTOC_GEN_CONNECT_GO := $(CACHE_BIN)/protoc-gen-connect-go
 
 dockerdeps:: $(PROTOC_GEN_CONNECT_GO)
diff --git a/make/go/dep_protoc_gen_go.mk b/make/go/dep_protoc_gen_go.mk
@@ -13,12 +13,18 @@ PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION ?= v1.36.11
 GO_GET_PKGS := $(GO_GET_PKGS) \
 	google.golang.org/protobuf/proto@$(PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION)
 
-PROTOC_GEN_GO := $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc-gen-go/$(PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION)
-$(PROTOC_GEN_GO):
+$(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc-gen-go/protoc-gen-go-$(PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION):
 	@rm -f $(CACHE_BIN)/protoc-gen-go
-	GOBIN=$(CACHE_BIN) go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@$(PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION)
-	@rm -rf $(dir $(PROTOC_GEN_GO))
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $(PROTOC_GEN_GO))
-	@touch $(PROTOC_GEN_GO)
+	@rm -rf $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	GOBIN=$(dir $@) go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@$(PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION)
+	@mv $(dir $@)/protoc-gen-go $@
+	@test -x $@
+
+$(CACHE_BIN)/protoc-gen-go: $(CACHE_VERSIONS)/protoc-gen-go/protoc-gen-go-$(PROTOC_GEN_GO_VERSION)
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@ln -sf $< $@
+
+PROTOC_GEN_GO := $(CACHE_BIN)/protoc-gen-go
 
 dockerdeps:: $(PROTOC_GEN_GO)