diff --git a/scripts/make-rules/common-versions.mk b/scripts/make-rules/common-versions.mk
index 73766603b..020a7da2d 100644
--- a/scripts/make-rules/common-versions.mk
+++ b/scripts/make-rules/common-versions.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ COMMENT_LANG_DETECTOR_VERSION ?= latest
 STANDARDIZER_VERSION ?= latest
 GO_TESTS_VERSION ?= v1.6.0
 GO_APIDIFF_VERSION ?= v0.8.2
+KAFKACTL_VERSION ?= v4.0.0
 
 WIRE_VERSION ?= latest
 # WIRE_VERSION ?= $(call get_go_version,github.com/google/wire)
diff --git a/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk b/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk
index 93393b698..a72649885 100644
--- a/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk
+++ b/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ install.conversion-gen:
 install.ginkgo:
 	@$(GO) install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo@$(GINKGO_VERSION)
 
-## Install go-gitlint: Install go-gitlint, used to check git commit message
+## install.go-gitlint: Install go-gitlint, used to check git commit message
 .PHONY: install.go-gitlint
 install.go-gitlint:
 	@$(GO) install github.com/marmotedu/go-gitlint/cmd/go-gitlint@$(GO_GITLINT_VERSION)
@@ -102,9 +102,15 @@ install.go-junit-report:
 	@$(GO) install github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report@$(GO_JUNIT_REPORT_VERSION)
 
 ## install.gotests: Install gotests, used to generate go tests
+.PHONY: install.gotests
 install.gotests:
 	@$(GO) install github.com/cweill/gotests/gotests@$(GO_TESTS_VERSION)
 
+## install.kafkactl: Install kafkactl command line tool.
+.PHONY: install.kafkactl
+install.kafkactl:
+	@$(GO) install github.com/deviceinsight/kafkactl@$(KAFKACTL_VERSION)
+
 ## install.go-apidiff: Install go-apidiff, used to check api changes
 .PHONY: install.go-apidiff
 install.go-apidiff: