diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 69ba3c4cc31b..879df07f02a9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           name: Get metalinter
           command: |
             export PATH="$GOBIN:$PATH"
+            make get_tools
             make get_dev_tools
       - run:
           name: Lint source
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5225076fa550..ec02f1402ef0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ BUILD_FLAGS = -tags "${BUILD_TAGS}" -ldflags "-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/ve
 GCC := $(shell command -v gcc 2> /dev/null)
 LEDGER_ENABLED ?= true
 UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
+GOTOOLS = \
+	github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep \
+	github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter \
+	github.com/rakyll/statik
 all: get_tools get_vendor_deps install install_examples install_cosmos-sdk-cli test_lint test
 
 ########################################
@@ -91,22 +95,27 @@ dist:
 ### Tools & dependencies
 
 check_tools:
-	cd tools && $(MAKE) check_tools
-
-check_dev_tools:
-	cd tools && $(MAKE) check_dev_tools
+	@# https://stackoverflow.com/a/25668869
+	@echo "Found tools: $(foreach tool,$(notdir $(GOTOOLS)),\
+        $(if $(shell which $(tool)),$(tool),$(error "No $(tool) in PATH")))"
 
 update_tools:
-	cd tools && $(MAKE) update_tools
+	@echo "--> Updating tools to correct version"
+	./scripts/get_tools.sh
 
 update_dev_tools:
-	cd tools && $(MAKE) update_dev_tools
+	@echo "--> Downloading linters (this may take awhile)"
+	$(GOPATH)/src/github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter/scripts/install.sh -b $(GOBIN)
+	go get -u github.com/tendermint/lint/golint
 
 get_tools:
-	cd tools && $(MAKE) get_tools
+	@echo "--> Installing tools"
+	./scripts/get_tools.sh
 
 get_dev_tools:
-	cd tools && $(MAKE) get_dev_tools
+	@echo "--> Downloading linters (this may take awhile)"
+	$(GOPATH)/src/github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter/scripts/install.sh -b $(GOBIN)
+	go get github.com/tendermint/lint/golint
 
 get_vendor_deps:
 	@echo "--> Generating vendor directory via dep ensure"
@@ -181,8 +190,8 @@ test_cover:
 	@export VERSION=$(VERSION); bash tests/test_cover.sh
 
 test_lint:
-	gometalinter.v2 --config=tools/gometalinter.json ./...
-	!(gometalinter.v2 --exclude /usr/lib/go/src/ --exclude client/lcd/statik/statik.go --disable-all --enable='errcheck' --vendor ./... | grep -v "client/")
+	gometalinter --config=tools/gometalinter.json ./...
+	!(gometalinter --exclude /usr/lib/go/src/ --exclude client/lcd/statik/statik.go --exclude 'vendor/*' --disable-all --enable='errcheck' --vendor ./... | grep -v "client/")
 	find . -name '*.go' -type f -not -path "./vendor*" -not -path "*.git*" | xargs gofmt -d -s
 	dep status >> /dev/null
 	!(grep -n branch Gopkg.toml)
diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index dbae0cc2cd87..0b4e63ff3797 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ IMPROVEMENTS
     calls which includes dynamic consumption of value length.
     * [types/decimal] \#2378 - Added truncate functionality to decimal
     * [client] [\#1184](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/1184) Remove unused `client/tx/sign.go`.
+    * [tools] \#2464 Lock binary dependencies to a specific version
 
 * Tendermint
 
diff --git a/client/lcd/certificates.go b/client/lcd/certificates.go
index 1516ed35afaf..f47f2397c72e 100644
--- a/client/lcd/certificates.go
+++ b/client/lcd/certificates.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func generateSelfSignedCert(host string) (certBytes []byte, priv *ecdsa.PrivateK
 		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageCertSign,
 		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
 		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
-		IsCA:                  true,
+		IsCA: true,
 	}
 	hosts := strings.Split(host, ",")
 	for _, h := range hosts {
diff --git a/scripts/get_tools.sh b/scripts/get_tools.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..79ab32deca5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/get_tools.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+# This file downloads all of the binary dependencies we have, and checks out a
+# specific git hash.
+#
+# repos it installs:
+#   github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
+#   gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2
+#   github.com/rakyll/statiik
+
+## check if GOPATH is set
+if [ -z ${GOPATH+x} ]; then
+	echo "please set GOPATH (https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/SettingGOPATH)"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$GOPATH/src/github.com"
+cd "$GOPATH/src/github.com" || exit 1
+
+installFromGithub() {
+	repo=$1
+	commit=$2
+	# optional
+	subdir=$3
+	echo "--> Installing $repo ($commit)..."
+	if [ ! -d "$repo" ]; then
+		mkdir -p "$repo"
+		git clone "https://github.com/$repo.git" "$repo"
+	fi
+	if [ ! -z ${subdir+x} ] && [ ! -d "$repo/$subdir" ]; then
+		echo "ERROR: no such directory $repo/$subdir"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	pushd "$repo" && \
+		git fetch origin && \
+		git checkout -q "$commit" && \
+		if [ ! -z ${subdir+x} ]; then cd "$subdir" || exit 1; fi && \
+		go install && \
+		if [ ! -z ${subdir+x} ]; then cd - || exit 1; fi && \
+		popd || exit 1
+	echo "--> Done"
+	echo ""
+}
+
+installFromGithub golang/dep 22125cfaa6ddc71e145b1535d4b7ee9744fefff2 cmd/dep
+## gometalinter v2.0.11
+installFromGithub alecthomas/gometalinter 17a7ffa42374937bfecabfb8d2efbd4db0c26741
+installFromGithub rakyll/statik v0.1.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 33fde3f4a973..000000000000
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,170 +0,0 @@
-all: get_tools
-
-
-########################################
-### DEP
-
-DEP = github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
-GOLINT = github.com/tendermint/lint/golint
-GOMETALINTER = gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2
-UNCONVERT = github.com/mdempsky/unconvert
-INEFFASSIGN = github.com/gordonklaus/ineffassign
-MISSPELL = github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell
-ERRCHECK = github.com/kisielk/errcheck
-UNPARAM = mvdan.cc/unparam
-STATIK = github.com/rakyll/statik
-
-DEP_CHECK := $(shell command -v dep 2> /dev/null)
-GOLINT_CHECK := $(shell command -v golint 2> /dev/null)
-GOMETALINTER_CHECK := $(shell command -v gometalinter.v2 2> /dev/null)
-UNCONVERT_CHECK := $(shell command -v unconvert 2> /dev/null)
-INEFFASSIGN_CHECK := $(shell command -v ineffassign 2> /dev/null)
-MISSPELL_CHECK := $(shell command -v misspell 2> /dev/null)
-ERRCHECK_CHECK := $(shell command -v errcheck 2> /dev/null)
-UNPARAM_CHECK := $(shell command -v unparam 2> /dev/null)
-STATIK_CHECK := $(shell command -v statik 2> /dev/null)
-
-check_tools:
-ifndef DEP_CHECK
-	@echo "No dep in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found dep in path."
-endif
-
-check_dev_tools:
-	$(MAKE) check_tools
-ifndef GOLINT_CHECK
-	@echo "No golint in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found golint in path."
-endif
-ifndef GOMETALINTER_CHECK
-	@echo "No gometalinter in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found gometalinter in path."
-endif
-ifndef UNCONVERT_CHECK
-	@echo "No unconvert in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found unconvert in path."
-endif
-ifndef INEFFASSIGN_CHECK
-	@echo "No ineffassign in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found ineffassign in path."
-endif
-ifndef MISSPELL_CHECK
-	@echo "No misspell in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found misspell in path."
-endif
-ifndef ERRCHECK_CHECK
-	@echo "No errcheck in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found errcheck in path."
-endif
-ifndef UNPARAM_CHECK
-	@echo "No unparam in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found unparam in path."
-endif
-ifndef STATIK_CHECK
-	@echo "No statik in path.  Install with 'make get_tools'."
-else
-	@echo "Found statik in path."
-endif
-
-
-get_tools:
-ifdef DEP_CHECK
-	@echo "Dep is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing dep"
-	go get -v $(DEP)
-endif
-ifdef STATIK_CHECK
-	@echo "Statik is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing statik"
-	go version
-	go get -v $(STATIK)
-endif
-
-get_dev_tools:
-	$(MAKE) get_tools
-ifdef GOLINT_CHECK
-	@echo "Golint is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing golint"
-	go get -v $(GOLINT)
-endif
-ifdef GOMETALINTER_CHECK
-	@echo "Gometalinter.v2 is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing gometalinter.v2"
-	go get -v $(GOMETALINTER)
-endif
-ifdef UNCONVERT_CHECK
-	@echo "Unconvert is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing unconvert"
-	go get -v $(UNCONVERT)
-endif
-ifdef INEFFASSIGN_CHECK
-	@echo "Ineffassign is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing ineffassign"
-	go get -v $(INEFFASSIGN)
-endif
-ifdef MISSPELL_CHECK
-	@echo "misspell is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing misspell"
-	go get -v $(MISSPELL)
-endif
-ifdef ERRCHECK_CHECK
-	@echo "errcheck is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing errcheck"
-	go get -v $(ERRCHECK)
-endif
-ifdef UNPARAM_CHECK
-	@echo "unparam is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing unparam"
-	go get -v $(UNPARAM)
-endif
-ifdef STATIK_CHECK
-	@echo "statik is already installed.  Run 'make update_tools' to update."
-else
-	@echo "Installing statik"
-	go get -v $(STATIK)
-endif
-
-update_tools:
-	@echo "Updating dep"
-	go get -u -v $(DEP)
-
-update_dev_tools:
-	$(MAKE) update_tools
-	@echo "Updating tendermint/golint"
-	go get -u -v $(GOLINT)
-	@echo "Updating gometalinter.v2"
-	go get -u -v $(GOMETALINTER)
-	@echo "Updating unconvert"
-	go get -u -v $(UNCONVERT)
-	@echo "Updating ineffassign"
-	go get -u -v $(INEFFASSIGN)
-	@echo "Updating misspell"
-	go get -u -v $(MISSPELL)
-	@echo "Updating errcheck"
-	go get -u -v $(ERRCHECK)
-	@echo "Updating unparam"
-	go get -u -v $(UNPARAM)
-	@echo "Updating statik"
-	go get -u -v $(STATIK)
-
-# To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
-# unless there is a reason not to.
-# https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
-.PHONY: check_tools get_tools update_tools check_dev_tools get_dev_tools update_dev_tools
diff --git a/tools/gometalinter.json b/tools/gometalinter.json
index 1745cd9e0cdc..fe1084821b1e 100644
--- a/tools/gometalinter.json
+++ b/tools/gometalinter.json
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
     "Deadline": "500s",
     "Vendor": true,
     "Cyclo": 11,
-    "Exclude": ["/usr/lib/go/src/", "client/lcd/statik/statik.go"]
+    "Exclude": ["/usr/lib/go/src/", "client/lcd/statik/statik.go", "vendor/*"]
 }
diff --git a/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go b/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go
index c8a02569cba6..18aef8bde6e4 100644
--- a/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go
+++ b/x/distribution/types/validator_info.go
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ func NewValidatorDistInfo(operatorAddr sdk.ValAddress, currentHeight int64) Vali
 	return ValidatorDistInfo{
 		OperatorAddr:            operatorAddr,
 		FeePoolWithdrawalHeight: currentHeight,
-		Pool:                    DecCoins{},
-		PoolCommission:          DecCoins{},
-		DelAccum:                NewTotalAccum(currentHeight),
+		Pool:           DecCoins{},
+		PoolCommission: DecCoins{},
+		DelAccum:       NewTotalAccum(currentHeight),
 	}
 }