diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 99da293..10d3365 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ testbin/
 dev/
 
 apiserver.local.config/
+
+# dev-kit common.mk cache/sentinel files
+common.mk
+.common.mk-version
+.common.mk-checked
+.common.mk-download
 default.etcd/
 .DS_Store
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29cb610..474d838 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 DEV_KIT_VERSION := v1.0.7
 -include common.mk
 common.mk:
-	curl --fail -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opendefensecloud/dev-kit/$(DEV_KIT_VERSION)/common.mk -o common.mk.download && \
-	mv common.mk.download $@
+	@[ -f .common.mk-download ] || \
+		curl --fail -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opendefensecloud/dev-kit/$(DEV_KIT_VERSION)/common.mk \
+		  -o .common.mk-download
+	mv .common.mk-download $@
+	printf '%s' '$(DEV_KIT_VERSION)' > .common.mk-version
+	touch .common.mk-checked
 
 .PHONY: fmt
 fmt: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Format code