diff --git a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
index cb9e536ce..685f549ab 100755
--- a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DESCHEDULER_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 
 GO_VERSION=($(go version))
 
-if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4|go1.5|go1.6|go1.7|go1.8') ]]; then
+if [[ -z $(echo "${GO_VERSION[2]}" | grep -E 'go1.2|go1.3|go1.4|go1.5|go1.6|go1.7|go1.8|go1.9') ]]; then
   echo "Unknown go version '${GO_VERSION}', skipping gofmt."
   exit 1
 fi