diff --git a/.github/workflows/generation_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/generation_check.yaml
index 4e8c12451f2..2b56938a27c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generation_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generation_check.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "==================== GIT DIFF ===================="
             git diff
             echo "=================================================="
-            echo "Regeneration failed. Please run 'librarian generate --all' to update the generated files."
+            V=$(sed -n 's/^version: //p' librarian.yaml)
+            echo "Regeneration failed. Please run:"
+            echo ""
+            echo "  go run github.com/googleapis/librarian/cmd/librarian@$V generate --all"
+            echo ""
+            echo "to update the generated files."
             exit 1
           fi
       - name: Create issue if previous step fails
diff --git a/.github/workflows/librarian_tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/librarian_tidy.yml
index e830d1d3f18..70a1f21f894 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/librarian_tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/librarian_tidy.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changes.outputs.librarian == 'true'
         run: |
           if ! git diff --exit-code; then
-            V=$(librarian config get version 2>/dev/null || echo "latest")
+            V=$(sed -n 's/^version: //p' librarian.yaml)
             echo "librarian.yaml is not tidy. Please run:"
             echo ""
-            echo "  librarian tidy"
+            echo "  go run github.com/googleapis/librarian/cmd/librarian@$V tidy"
             echo ""
             echo "to tidy librarian.yaml and commit the changes."
             exit 1