diff --git a/lib/manager/gomod/update.js b/lib/manager/gomod/update.js
index a80e0d667f7697ccf1998e5a4a7444e856fbd757..2c5fae4c95b8f89c1aaf08204fa17f464d4ea626 100644
--- a/lib/manager/gomod/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/gomod/update.js
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ module.exports = {
 
 function updateDependency(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
   try {
+    const depNameNoVersion = upgrade.depName
+      .split('/')
+      .slice(0, 3)
+      .join('/');
     logger.debug(`gomod.updateDependency: ${upgrade.newValue}`);
     const lines = currentFileContent.split('\n');
     const lineToChange = lines[upgrade.lineNumber];
     if (
-      !lineToChange.includes(upgrade.depName) &&
+      !lineToChange.includes(depNameNoVersion) &&
       !lineToChange.includes('rethinkdb/rethinkdb-go.v5')
     ) {
       return null;