diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 17da4497a..d9f9e182d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ all: verify-kustomize
 verify-kustomize: \
 	lint-kustomize \
 	test-unit-kustomize-all \
-	test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD \
-	test-examples-kustomize-against-latest
+	test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD
+# TODO: restore test-examples-kustomize-against-3.5.5 \
+# once it works.  Likely have to fix and release 3.6
+#	test-examples-kustomize-against-3.5.4 no longer works because
+# the examples tests features not in 3.5.4
 
 # The following target referenced by a file in
 # https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/tree/master/config/jobs/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
@@ -233,17 +236,32 @@ test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD: $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
 	./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh HEAD
 
 .PHONY:
-test-examples-kustomize-against-latest: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
+test-examples-kustomize-against-3.5.4: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
 	( \
 		set -e; \
+		tag=v3.5.4; \
 		/bin/rm -f $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize; \
-		echo "Installing kustomize from latest."; \
-		GO111MODULE=on go get sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3@v3.5.4; \
-		./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh latest; \
+		echo "Installing kustomize $$tag."; \
+		GO111MODULE=on go get sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3@$${tag}; \
+		./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh $$tag; \
 		echo "Reinstalling kustomize from HEAD."; \
 		cd kustomize; go install .; \
 	)
 
+.PHONY:
+test-examples-kustomize-against-3.5.5: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
+	( \
+		set -e; \
+		tag=v3.5.5; \
+		/bin/rm -f $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize; \
+		echo "Installing kustomize $$tag."; \
+		GO111MODULE=on go get sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v3@$${tag}; \
+		./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh $$tag; \
+		echo "Reinstalling kustomize from HEAD."; \
+		cd kustomize; go install .; \
+	)
+
+
 # linux only.
 # This is for testing an example plugin that
 # uses kubeval for validation.