diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 591773813..b88496412 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for kustomize CLI and API.
 
-LATEST_V4_RELEASE=v4.5.7
+LATEST_RELEASE=v5.0.0
 
 SHELL := /usr/bin/env bash
 GOOS = $(shell go env GOOS)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ verify-kustomize-repo: \
 	build-non-plugin-all \
 	test-go-mod \
 	test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD \
-	test-examples-kustomize-against-v4-release
+	test-examples-kustomize-against-latest-release
 
 # The following target referenced by a file in
 # https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/tree/master/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ prow-presubmit-check: \
 	test-go-mod \
 	build-non-plugin-all \
 	test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD \
-	test-examples-kustomize-against-v4-release
+	test-examples-kustomize-against-latest-release
 
 .PHONY: license
 license: $(MYGOBIN)/addlicense
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD: $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
 	./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh HEAD
 
 .PHONY:
-test-examples-kustomize-against-v4-release: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
-	./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh v4@$(LATEST_V4_RELEASE)
+test-examples-kustomize-against-latest-release: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
+	./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh v5@$(LATEST_RELEASE)
 
 
 # --- Cleanup targets ---