diff --git a/bin/build_devel.sh b/bin/build_devel.sh
index 7a9ab32..6cb58f7 100755
--- a/bin/build_devel.sh
+++ b/bin/build_devel.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 BINDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 APPDIR=$(readlink -f "$BINDIR/..")
 
+# update the vendored dependencies
+go mod vendor && go mod tidy
+
 # compile the executable
 cd "$APPDIR/cmd/cheat"
 go clean && go generate && go build -mod vendor
diff --git a/bin/build_release.sh b/bin/build_release.sh
index f4b2208..21d899e 100755
--- a/bin/build_release.sh
+++ b/bin/build_release.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 BINDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 APPDIR=$(readlink -f "$BINDIR/..")
 
+# update the vendored dependencies
+go mod vendor && go mod tidy
+
 # build embeds
 cd "$APPDIR/cmd/cheat"
 go clean && go generate