Assign output of command to a variable, then use the variable. Needs `$<); \` to pipe the output and concatenate the subsequent line, since each line is executed in a separate shell. ```makefile # Usage: make db-upgrade-gcp environment=dev db-upgrade-gcp: TOKEN=$$(gcloud auth print-identity-token $<); \ python bin/db_upgrade_gcp.py $(environment) --gcp_token $$TOKEN ```