diff --git a/hack/verify-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
index fa35371e400..949d40082e5 100755
--- a/hack/verify-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ git init > /dev/null 2>&1
 hack/godep-save.sh
 
 # Test for diffs
-if ! _out="$(diff -Naupr --ignore-matching-lines='^\s*\"GoVersion\":' --ignore-matching-lines='^\s*\"Comment\":' ${KUBE_ROOT}/Godeps/Godeps.json ${_kubetmp}/Godeps/Godeps.json)"; then
+if ! _out="$(diff -Naupr --ignore-matching-lines='^\s*\"GoVersion\":' --ignore-matching-line='^\s*\"GodepVersion\":' --ignore-matching-lines='^\s*\"Comment\":' ${KUBE_ROOT}/Godeps/Godeps.json ${_kubetmp}/Godeps/Godeps.json)"; then
   echo "Your Godeps.json is different:"
   echo "${_out}"
   exit 1