diff --git a/lib/manager/gomod/update.js b/lib/manager/gomod/update.js
index fe78726b8616c16345dd20251cd7504c5393f585..a80e0d667f7697ccf1998e5a4a7444e856fbd757 100644
--- a/lib/manager/gomod/update.js
+++ b/lib/manager/gomod/update.js
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ function updateDependency(currentFileContent, upgrade) {
     logger.debug(`gomod.updateDependency: ${upgrade.newValue}`);
     const lines = currentFileContent.split('\n');
     const lineToChange = lines[upgrade.lineNumber];
-    if (!lineToChange.includes(upgrade.depName)) {
+    if (
+      !lineToChange.includes(upgrade.depName) &&
+      !lineToChange.includes('rethinkdb/rethinkdb-go.v5')
+    ) {
       return null;
     }
     let requireLine;