diff --git a/hack/test-go.sh b/hack/test-go.sh
index 3cb94d88b0c..a3dc143d0e7 100755
--- a/hack/test-go.sh
+++ b/hack/test-go.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ kube::test::find_dirs() {
           -o -wholename './release' \
           -o -wholename './target' \
           -o -wholename '*/Godeps/*' \
+          -o -wholename './release*' \
           -o -wholename '*/contrib/podex/*' \
           -o -wholename '*/test/e2e/*' \
           -o -wholename '*/test/integration/*' \