diff --git a/hack/make-rules/verify.sh b/hack/make-rules/verify.sh
index bb0b40bc3b2..b91244cb8fd 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/verify.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/verify.sh
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ if [[ ${EXCLUDE_TYPECHECK:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
     )
 fi
 
-
-# Exclude vendor checks in certain cases, if they're running in a separate job.
+# Exclude dependency checks in certain cases, if they're running in a separate job.
+# From @cblecker: We can't change the variable name here, unless we update it throughout
+#                 test-infra (and we would need to pick it backwards).
 if [[ ${EXCLUDE_GODEP:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
   EXCLUDED_PATTERNS+=(
-    "verify-vendor.sh"             # runs in separate godeps job
-    "verify-vendor-licenses.sh"    # runs in separate godeps job
+    "verify-external-dependencies-version.sh" # runs in separate dependencies job
+    "verify-vendor.sh"                        # runs in separate dependencies job
+    "verify-vendor-licenses.sh"               # runs in separate dependencies job
     )
 fi
 
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ QUICK_PATTERNS+=(
   "verify-api-groups.sh"
   "verify-bazel.sh"
   "verify-boilerplate.sh"
+  "verify-external-dependencies-version.sh"
   "verify-vendor-licenses.sh"
   "verify-gofmt.sh"
   "verify-imports.sh"