diff --git a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistClosureLinterTestCase.php b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistClosureLinterTestCase.php
--- a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistClosureLinterTestCase.php
+++ b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistClosureLinterTestCase.php
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 final class ArcanistClosureLinterTestCase
   extends ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase {
 
+  public function testVersion() {
+    $this->assertSkipped(
+      pht("We don't currently parse the version from this linter."));
+  }
+
   protected function getLinter() {
     $linter = new ArcanistClosureLinter();
     $linter->setFlags(array('--additional_extensions=lint-test'));
diff --git a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistCpplintLinterTestCase.php b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistCpplintLinterTestCase.php
--- a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistCpplintLinterTestCase.php
+++ b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistCpplintLinterTestCase.php
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 final class ArcanistCpplintLinterTestCase
   extends ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase {
 
+  public function testVersion() {
+    $this->assertSkipped(
+      pht("We don't currently parse the version from this linter."));
+  }
+
   public function testLinter() {
     $this->executeTestsInDirectory(dirname(__FILE__).'/cpplint/');
   }
diff --git a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase.php b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase.php
--- a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase.php
+++ b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase.php
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 abstract class ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase extends ArcanistLinterTestCase {
 
-  final public function testVersion() {
+  public function testVersion() {
     try {
       $version = $this->getLinter()->getVersion();
       $this->assertTrue(
-        $version !== false,
+        strlen($version) > 0,
         pht('Failed to parse version from command.'));
     } catch (ArcanistMissingLinterException $ex) {
       $this->assertSkipped($ex->getMessage());
diff --git a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistGoLintLinterTestCase.php b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistGoLintLinterTestCase.php
--- a/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistGoLintLinterTestCase.php
+++ b/src/lint/linter/__tests__/ArcanistGoLintLinterTestCase.php
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 final class ArcanistGoLintLinterTestCase
   extends ArcanistExternalLinterTestCase {
 
+  public function testVersion() {
+    $this->assertSkipped(
+      pht("We don't currently parse the version from this linter."));
+  }
+
   public function testLinter() {
     $this->executeTestsInDirectory(dirname(__FILE__).'/golint/');
   }