diff --git a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
index 690f78e3b1bc..a8f36af5bfbc 100755
--- a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 GO_VERSION=($(go version))
 
-GO_VERSION=($(go version))
-
-if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3') ]]; then
-  echo "Unknown go version '${GO_VERSION}', skipping gofmt."
+if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4') ]]; then
+  echo "Unknown go version '${GO_VERSION[2]}', skipping gofmt."
   exit 0
 fi
 
diff --git a/hack/verify-golint.sh b/hack/verify-golint.sh
index 56336ae0949d..12022d10cd34 100755
--- a/hack/verify-golint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-golint.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 GO_VERSION=($(go version))
 
-if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3') ]]; then
+if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4') ]]; then
   echo "Unknown go version '${GO_VERSION}', skipping golint."
   exit 0
 fi