diff --git a/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh b/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh
index 94f7a6b1901..e6d9e8c3bce 100755
--- a/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ for repo in $(ls ${KUBE_ROOT}/staging/src/k8s.io); do
   updateGodepManifest "${repo}"
 
   if [ "${FAIL_ON_DIFF}" == true ]; then
-    diff --ignore-matching-lines='^\s*\"Comment\"' -u "${KUBE_ROOT}/staging/src/k8s.io/${repo}/Godeps" "${TMP_GOPATH}/src/k8s.io/${repo}/Godeps/Godeps.json"
+    diff --ignore-matching-lines='^\s*\"GoVersion\":' --ignore-matching-line='^\s*\"GodepVersion\":' --ignore-matching-lines='^\s*\"Comment\"' -u "${KUBE_ROOT}/staging/src/k8s.io/${repo}/Godeps" "${TMP_GOPATH}/src/k8s.io/${repo}/Godeps/Godeps.json"
   fi
   if [ "${DRY_RUN}" != true ]; then
     cp "${TMP_GOPATH}/src/k8s.io/${repo}/Godeps/Godeps.json" "${KUBE_ROOT}/staging/src/k8s.io/${repo}/Godeps"