diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8b79a0b9882..341c909dbfc3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -310,13 +310,17 @@ generate: install-tools
 	PATH="$$PWD/.tools:$$PATH" $(MAKE) for-all CMD="$(GOCMD) generate ./..."
 	$(MAKE) gofmt
 
+.PHONY: githubgen-install
+githubgen-install:
+	cd cmd/githubgen && $(GOCMD) install .
+
 .PHONY: gengithub
-gengithub: $(GITHUBGEN)
-	$(GITHUBGEN)
+gengithub: githubgen-install
+	githubgen
 
 .PHONY: gendistributions
-gendistributions: $(GITHUBGEN)
-	$(GITHUBGEN) distributions
+gendistributions: githubgen-install
+	githubgen distributions
 
 .PHONY: update-codeowners
 update-codeowners: gengithub generate
@@ -552,8 +556,9 @@ clean:
 	find . -type f -name 'builtunitetest.test' -delete
 
 .PHONY: generate-gh-issue-templates
-generate-gh-issue-templates: $(GITHUBGEN)
-	$(GITHUBGEN) issue-templates
+generate-gh-issue-templates:
+	cd cmd/githubgen && $(GOCMD) install .
+	githubgen issue-templates
 
 .PHONY: checks
 checks:
diff --git a/Makefile.Common b/Makefile.Common
index a9f8217f46c2..e370566008a6 100644
--- a/Makefile.Common
+++ b/Makefile.Common
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ CHECKFILE           := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/checkfile
 CROSSLINK           := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/crosslink
 GOJUNIT             := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/go-junit-report
 BUILDER             := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/builder
-GITHUBGEN           := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/githubgen
 GOFUMPT             := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/gofumpt
 GOVULNCHECK         := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/govulncheck
 GCI                 := $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/gci
diff --git a/internal/tools/go.mod b/internal/tools/go.mod
index 2147c60a6d83..9a124f065083 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.mod
+++ b/internal/tools/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/checkfile v0.16.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/chloggen v0.16.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/crosslink v0.16.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/githubgen v0.0.0-20250120111601-b29324c2a9f5
 	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/issuegenerator v0.16.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/multimod v0.16.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/cmd/builder v0.118.1-0.20250121185328-fbefb22cc2b3
@@ -108,8 +107,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/golangci/unconvert v0.0.0-20240309020433-c5143eacb3ed // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-github v17.0.0+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-github/v66 v66.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 // indirect
 	github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gostaticanalysis/analysisutil v0.7.1 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/tools/go.sum b/internal/tools/go.sum
index 52edf22ca10a..67cf5bc624cc 100644
--- a/internal/tools/go.sum
+++ b/internal/tools/go.sum
@@ -227,10 +227,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-github v17.0.0+incompatible h1:N0LgJ1j65A7kfXrZnUDaYCs/Sf4rEjNlfyDHW9dolSY=
 github.com/google/go-github v17.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:zLgOLi98H3fifZn+44m+umXrS52loVEgC2AApnigrVQ=
-github.com/google/go-github/v66 v66.0.0 h1:ADJsaXj9UotwdgK8/iFZtv7MLc8E8WBl62WLd/D/9+M=
-github.com/google/go-github/v66 v66.0.0/go.mod h1:+4SO9Zkuyf8ytMj0csN1NR/5OTR+MfqPp8P8dVlcvY4=
-github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 h1:AnCroh3fv4ZBgVIf1Iwtovgjaw/GiKJo8M8yD/fhyJ8=
-github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0/go.mod h1:Kcdr2DB4koayq7X8pmAG4sNG59So17icRSOU623lUBU=
+github.com/google/go-querystring v1.0.0 h1:Xkwi/a1rcvNg1PPYe5vI8GbeBY/jrVuDX5ASuANWTrk=
+github.com/google/go-querystring v1.0.0/go.mod h1:odCYkC5MyYFN7vkCjXpyrEuKhc/BUO6wN/zVPAxq5ck=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240827171923-fa2c70bbbfe5 h1:5iH8iuqE5apketRbSFBy+X1V0o+l+8NF1avt4HWl7cA=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240827171923-fa2c70bbbfe5/go.mod h1:vavhavw2zAxS5dIdcRluK6cSGGPlZynqzFM8NdvU144=
@@ -574,8 +572,6 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/chloggen v0.16.0 h1:iuotHxlcK46JJtQLdwQPsC5dcAyg
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/chloggen v0.16.0/go.mod h1:Wk92v9Wsv36sXYi7hOg3ndeeLKmKBu0/kgB7wcaeqJg=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/crosslink v0.16.0 h1:7Y5QPt5TR3qpiW5bwIOnsCJdt1yjZSFDPKtjt2g2zHw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/crosslink v0.16.0/go.mod h1:xogE6iWmt53bsDazb81dQrZw9TQ30+9hc4D8QfVG9aA=
-go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/githubgen v0.0.0-20250120111601-b29324c2a9f5 h1:oBdYXMV8QxvU43yuBlvFE0xks8GjZxUgWZzjl5K6E0w=
-go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/githubgen v0.0.0-20250120111601-b29324c2a9f5/go.mod h1:HV+4y/3X+rbyhhGInkBByBozPIAjQpL6MxFrHtnYSW4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/issuegenerator v0.16.0 h1:Ka14LdI0suh63HR25gy0deuspgBThl/z95e/LIIaiRw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/issuegenerator v0.16.0/go.mod h1:JfdlpwSKBYbwdTOdGGlCRw4vptEgnYPhApnACBps8N8=
 go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/multimod v0.16.0 h1:o205mGH61VXebXeiIPXwxeHRCm332TZqRb8gmypI6po=
diff --git a/internal/tools/tools.go b/internal/tools/tools.go
index 6d75302b13b8..2dcc07248445 100644
--- a/internal/tools/tools.go
+++ b/internal/tools/tools.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/checkfile"
 	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/chloggen"
 	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/crosslink"
-	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/githubgen"
 	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/issuegenerator"
 	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/build-tools/multimod"
 	_ "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/cmd/builder"