diff --git a/Dockerfile.build b/Dockerfile.build
index 7a2eb809c..e4b0a5044 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.build
+++ b/Dockerfile.build
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RUN npm install -g --no-progress yarn \
 # Install golangci
 RUN curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.24.0
 # Installing buffalo binary
-RUN curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/buffalo@v0.16.24 | sh 
+RUN curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/buffalo@v0.16.26 | sh 
 RUN go get github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo-pop/v2
 RUN buffalo version
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.slim.build b/Dockerfile.slim.build
index 8d5dfe571..121132278 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.slim.build
+++ b/Dockerfile.slim.build
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN npm i -g --no-progress yarn \
     && yarn config set yarn-offline-mirror-pruning true
 
 # Pulling docker binary from releases
-RUN curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/buffalo@v0.16.24 | sh 
+RUN curl -sf https://gobinaries.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/buffalo@v0.16.26 | sh 
 RUN go get github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo-pop/v2
 RUN buffalo version
 
diff --git a/genny/build/apkg.go b/genny/build/apkg.go
index baed67c94..9a5479a65 100644
--- a/genny/build/apkg.go
+++ b/genny/build/apkg.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package build
 
 import (
+	"os/exec"
+
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/genny/v2"
 )
 
@@ -13,10 +15,15 @@ func apkg(opts *Options) (*genny.Generator, error) {
 
 	g.RunFn(copyInflections)
 	g.RunFn(copyDatabase)
+	g.RunFn(addDependencies)
 
 	return g, nil
 }
 
+func addDependencies(r *genny.Runner) error {
+	return r.Exec(exec.Command("go", "get", "-d"))
+}
+
 func copyDatabase(r *genny.Runner) error {
 	defer func() {
 		r.Disk.Remove("database.yml")
diff --git a/genny/build/build_test.go b/genny/build/build_test.go
index 6d187c715..cfb73d8af 100644
--- a/genny/build/build_test.go
+++ b/genny/build/build_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func Test_New(t *testing.T) {
 	// we should never leave any files modified or dropped
 	r.Len(res.Files, 0)
 
-	cmds := []string{"go build -tags bar -o bin/foo", "go mod tidy"}
+	cmds := []string{"go get -d", "go build -tags bar -o bin/foo", "go mod tidy"}
 	r.Len(res.Commands, len(cmds))
 	for i, c := range res.Commands {
 		eq(r, cmds[i], c)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func Test_NewWithoutBuildDeps(t *testing.T) {
 
 		res := run.Results()
 
-		cmds := []string{"go build -tags bar -o bin/foo"}
+		cmds := []string{"go get -d", "go build -tags bar -o bin/foo"}
 		r.Len(res.Commands, len(cmds))
 		for i, c := range res.Commands {
 			eq(r, cmds[i], c)
diff --git a/runtime/version.go b/runtime/version.go
index e23a3e250..ca0cfd260 100644
--- a/runtime/version.go
+++ b/runtime/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package runtime
 
 // Version is the current version of the buffalo binary
-var Version = "v0.16.24"
+var Version = "v0.16.26"