diff --git a/scripts/check_min_core_version.py b/scripts/check_min_core_version.py
index 534f0f5d..ebdbf3c1 100644
--- a/scripts/check_min_core_version.py
+++ b/scripts/check_min_core_version.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
     # release is tagged, set each None entry here to that tag -- the test's
     # tag-verification section insists on it once the tag is in its list.
     "src.common.fetch_service": None,  # core #702 (shared fetch service)
+    "src.common.sports_game_over": None,  # core #770 (sports family 5, game-over check)
     "src.display_arbiter": None,  # core #733 (run() stage 2 arbiter)
     "src.screen_runner": None,  # core #762 (run() stage 3 screen runner)
     "src.plugin_system.plugin_local_files": None,  # core #755 (tokens and local files kept across store updates)