diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e50ebf4450..20749393be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ verify-kustomize-repo: \
 .PHONY: prow-presubmit-check
 prow-presubmit-check: \
 	install-tools \
+	workspace-sync \
+	generate-kustomize-builtin-plugins \
+	builtin-plugins-diff \
 	test-unit-kustomize-plugins \
 	test-go-mod \
 	build-non-plugin-all \
@@ -181,7 +184,12 @@ test-examples-kustomize-against-HEAD: $(MYGOBIN)/kustomize $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
 test-examples-kustomize-against-latest-release: $(MYGOBIN)/mdrip
 	./hack/testExamplesAgainstKustomize.sh v5@$(LATEST_RELEASE)
 
-
+# Pushes dependencies in the go.work file back to go.mod files of each workspace module.
+.PHONY: workspace-sync
+workspace-sync:
+	go work sync
+	./hack/doGoMod.sh tidy
+	
 # --- Cleanup targets ---
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: clean-kustomize-external-go-plugin uninstall-tools
diff --git a/Makefile-plugins.mk b/Makefile-plugins.mk
index 6cc49b3880..a1edf91bdc 100644
--- a/Makefile-plugins.mk
+++ b/Makefile-plugins.mk
@@ -89,9 +89,27 @@ $(pGen)/%.go: $(MYGOBIN)/pluginator $(MYGOBIN)/goimports
 		$(MYGOBIN)/goimports -w $*.go \
 	)
 
-# Target is for debugging.
+# Generate builtin plugins
 .PHONY: generate-kustomize-builtin-plugins
-generate-kustomize-builtin-plugins: $(builtinplugins)
+generate-kustomize-builtin-plugins: $(builtplugins)
+	for plugin in $(abspath $(wildcard $(pSrc)/*)); do \
+		echo "generating $${plugin} ..."; \
+		set -e; \
+		cd $${plugin}; \
+		go generate pluginator .; \
+	done
+
+# Check for diff by comparing current revision of generated plugins on HEAD and newly generated plugins on local branch, 
+# If diff is found, throw error code 1
+.PHONY: builtin-plugins-diff
+builtin-plugins-diff: $(builtplugins)
+	for file in $(abspath $(builtinplugins)); do \
+		echo "Checking for diff... $${file}" ; \
+		set -e ; \
+		if [ "`git diff $${file} | wc -c`" -gt 0 ]; then\
+			echo "Error(1): diff found on $${file}"; exit 1; \
+		fi \
+	done
 
 .PHONY: build-kustomize-external-go-plugin
 build-kustomize-external-go-plugin:
diff --git a/cmd/pluginator/internal/builtinplugin/builtinplugin.go b/cmd/pluginator/internal/builtinplugin/builtinplugin.go
index e6d66b8b0f..af97000d28 100644
--- a/cmd/pluginator/internal/builtinplugin/builtinplugin.go
+++ b/cmd/pluginator/internal/builtinplugin/builtinplugin.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ func ConvertToBuiltInPlugin() (retErr error) {
 	w.write(
 		fmt.Sprintf(
 			"// pluginator %s\n", provenance.GetProvenance().Short()))
-	w.write("\n")
 	w.write("package " + packageForGeneratedCode)
 
 	pType := unknown
@@ -73,6 +72,8 @@ func ConvertToBuiltInPlugin() (retErr error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if strings.HasPrefix(l, "var "+konfig.PluginSymbol+" plugin") {
+			// Hack to skip leading new line
+			scanner.Scan()
 			continue
 		}
 		if strings.Contains(l, " Transform(") {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func ConvertToBuiltInPlugin() (retErr error) {
 	}
 	w.write("")
 	w.write("func New" + root + "Plugin() resmap." + pType.String() + "Plugin {")
-	w.write("  return &" + root + "Plugin{}")
+	w.write("	return &" + root + "Plugin{}")
 	w.write("}")
 
 	return nil