diff --git a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
index e8c4d63484d..1703fc35dfc 100755
--- a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 
 GO_VERSION=($(go version))
 
-if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4') ]]; then
+if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4|go1.5') ]]; then
   echo "Unknown go version '${GO_VERSION}', skipping gofmt."
   exit 0
 fi