diff --git a/hack/verify-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
index 8d91a20578a..5037f437606 100755
--- a/hack/verify-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ readonly branch=${1:-${KUBE_VERIFY_GIT_BRANCH:-master}}
 if ! [[ ${KUBE_FORCE_VERIFY_CHECKS:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]] && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'Godeps/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'vendor/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/lib/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/.*godep'; then
   exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh
index e3d463f9c43..7177ac639e9 100755
--- a/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh
@@ -19,4 +19,17 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
+source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
+
+readonly branch=${1:-${KUBE_VERIFY_GIT_BRANCH:-master}}
+if ! [[ ${KUBE_FORCE_VERIFY_CHECKS:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]] && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'staging/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'build/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'Godeps/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'vendor/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/lib/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/.*godep'; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 KUBE_VERBOSE="${KUBE_VERBOSE:-3}" KUBE_RUN_COPY_OUTPUT=N ${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh -d -f "$@"