diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 872965b995..b6f7341092 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"ImportPath": "k8s.io/kubernetes",
 	"GoVersion": "go1.7",
-	"GodepVersion": "v74",
+	"GodepVersion": "v79",
 	"Packages": [
 		"github.com/ugorji/go/codec/codecgen",
 		"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo",
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "bitbucket.org/ww/goautoneg",
 			"Comment": "null-5",
-			"Rev": "'75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675'"
+			"Rev": "75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata",
diff --git a/hack/godep-save.sh b/hack/godep-save.sh
index cc509be7e9..20b3baf0ff 100755
--- a/hack/godep-save.sh
+++ b/hack/godep-save.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/util.sh"
 
-kube::util::ensure_godep_version v74
+kube::util::ensure_godep_version v79
 
 # Some things we want in godeps aren't code dependencies, so ./...
 # won't pick them up.
diff --git a/hack/lib/util.sh b/hack/lib/util.sh
index df72e0b82a..6a0386a341 100755
--- a/hack/lib/util.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/util.sh
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ kube::util::ensure_clean_working_dir() {
 
 # Ensure that the given godep version is installed and in the path
 kube::util::ensure_godep_version() {
-  if [[ "$(godep version)" == *"godep ${1}"* ]]; then
+  GODEP_VERSION=${1:-"v79"}
+  if [[ "$(godep version)" == *"godep ${GODEP_VERSION}"* ]]; then
     return
   fi
 
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ kube::util::ensure_godep_version() {
 
   GOPATH="${KUBE_TEMP}/go" go get -d -u github.com/tools/godep 2>/dev/null
   pushd "${KUBE_TEMP}/go/src/github.com/tools/godep" >/dev/null
-    git checkout "${1:-v74}"
+    git checkout "${GODEP_VERSION}"
     GOPATH="${KUBE_TEMP}/go" go install .
   popd >/dev/null
 
diff --git a/hack/update-all.sh b/hack/update-all.sh
index e14bf72f96..7e4d130655 100755
--- a/hack/update-all.sh
+++ b/hack/update-all.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if ! $ALL ; then
 	echo "Running in short-circuit mode; run with -a to force all scripts to run."
 fi
 
-kube::util::ensure_godep_version v74
+kube::util::ensure_godep_version v79
 
 if ! kube::util::godep_restored 2>&1 | sed 's/^/  /'; then
 	echo "Running godep restore"
@@ -95,4 +95,3 @@ for t in $BASH_TARGETS; do
 done
 
 echo -e "${color_green}Update scripts completed successfully${color_norm}"
-
diff --git a/hack/update-staging-client-go.sh b/hack/update-staging-client-go.sh
index a723c37b81..5ac6b80ac0 100755
--- a/hack/update-staging-client-go.sh
+++ b/hack/update-staging-client-go.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/util.sh"
 
 kube::util::ensure_clean_working_dir
-kube::util::ensure_godep_version v74
+kube::util::ensure_godep_version v79
 
 cd ${KUBE_ROOT}
 
diff --git a/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh b/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh
index aad1c92803..94f7a6b190 100755
--- a/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/update-staging-godeps.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if ! kube::util::godep_restored 2>&1 | sed 's/^/  /'; then
 fi
 
 kube::util::ensure-temp-dir
-kube::util::ensure_godep_version v74
+kube::util::ensure_godep_version v79
 
 TMP_GOPATH="${KUBE_TEMP}/go"
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/Godeps.json
index f591561b0e..8a315a8279 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery",
 	"GoVersion": "go1.7",
-	"GodepVersion": "v74",
+	"GodepVersion": "v79",
 	"Packages": [
 		"./..."
 	],
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 9952170938..bc2700c44d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
 	"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apiserver",
 	"GoVersion": "go1.7",
-	"GodepVersion": "v74",
+	"GodepVersion": "v79",
 	"Packages": [
 		"./..."
 	],
 	"Deps": [
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "bitbucket.org/ww/goautoneg",
-			"Rev": "'75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675'"
+			"Rev": "75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 49458bdd37..71471f32ed 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"ImportPath": "k8s.io/client-go",
 	"GoVersion": "go1.7",
-	"GodepVersion": "v74",
+	"GodepVersion": "v79",
 	"Packages": [
 		"./..."
 	],
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json
index c8bb828e7e..e2c8d7e896 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
 	"ImportPath": "k8s.io/kube-aggregator",
 	"GoVersion": "go1.7",
-	"GodepVersion": "v74",
+	"GodepVersion": "v79",
 	"Packages": [
 		"./..."
 	],
 	"Deps": [
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "bitbucket.org/ww/goautoneg",
-			"Rev": "'75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675'"
+			"Rev": "75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
index a55dce8e08..100a56ae30 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
 	"ImportPath": "k8s.io/sample-apiserver",
 	"GoVersion": "go1.7",
-	"GodepVersion": "v74",
+	"GodepVersion": "v79",
 	"Packages": [
 		"./..."
 	],
 	"Deps": [
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "bitbucket.org/ww/goautoneg",
-			"Rev": "'75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675'"
+			"Rev": "75cd24fc2f2c2a2088577d12123ddee5f54e0675"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell",