diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.pb.go b/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.pb.go
index 6505a229407..b4bf0ed69f9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.pb.go
@@ -239,9 +239,11 @@ type VersionResponse struct {
 	Version *string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=version" json:"version,omitempty"`
 	// The name of the container runtime.
 	RuntimeName *string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=runtime_name,json=runtimeName" json:"runtime_name,omitempty"`
-	// The version of the container runtime.
+	// The version of the container runtime. The string should be
+	// semver-compatible.
 	RuntimeVersion *string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=runtime_version,json=runtimeVersion" json:"runtime_version,omitempty"`
-	// The API version of the container runtime.
+	// The API version of the container runtime. The string should be
+	// semver-compatible.
 	RuntimeApiVersion *string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=runtime_api_version,json=runtimeApiVersion" json:"runtime_api_version,omitempty"`
 	XXX_unrecognized  []byte  `json:"-"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.proto b/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.proto
index cfd1bac7bfe..e2d4286c918 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.proto
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime/api.proto
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ message VersionResponse {
     optional string version = 1;
     // The name of the container runtime.
     optional string runtime_name = 2;
-    // The version of the container runtime.
+    // The version of the container runtime. The string should be
+    // semver-compatible.
     optional string runtime_version = 3;
-    // The API version of the container runtime.
+    // The API version of the container runtime. The string should be
+    // semver-compatible.
     optional string runtime_api_version = 4;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go
index 62db4fd0fbc..168f5e14c0b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const (
 	containerTypeLabelContainer = "container"
 )
 
-func NewDockerSevice(client dockertools.DockerInterface) DockerLegacyService {
+func NewDockerService(client dockertools.DockerInterface) DockerLegacyService {
 	return &dockerService{
 		client: dockertools.NewInstrumentedDockerInterface(client),
 	}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type dockerService struct {
 }
 
 // Version returns the runtime name, runtime version and runtime API version
-func (ds *dockerService) Version(apiVersion string) (*runtimeApi.VersionResponse, error) {
+func (ds *dockerService) Version(_ string) (*runtimeApi.VersionResponse, error) {
 	v, err := ds.client.Version()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("docker: failed to get docker version: %v", err)