diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 2039c1f9d39..963120e4a83 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"ImportPath": "k8s.io/kubernetes",
-	"GoVersion": "go1.7",
+	"GoVersion": "go1.8",
 	"GodepVersion": "v79",
 	"Packages": [
 		"github.com/ugorji/go/codec/codecgen",