diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e533a3ee5f87..5e917270b3b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "asar": "^0.11.0",
     "browserify": "^13.1.0",
     "electabul": "~0.0.4",
-    "electron-docs-linter": "^1.16.0",
+    "electron-docs-linter": "^1.16.1",
     "request": "*",
     "standard": "^8.4.0",
     "standard-markdown": "^2.1.1"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "lint-cpp": "python ./script/cpplint.py",
     "lint-py": "python ./script/pylint.py",
     "lint-api-docs-js": "standard-markdown docs && standard-markdown docs-translations",
-    "lint-api-docs": "electron-docs-linter docs/api --version=$npm_package_version --outfile=out/electron-api.json",
+    "lint-api-docs": "electron-docs-linter --outfile=out/electron-api.json",
     "preinstall": "node -e 'process.exit(0)'",
     "release": "./script/upload.py -p",
     "repl": "python ./script/start.py --interactive",
diff --git a/script/pylint.py b/script/pylint.py
index 4aba3917b84c..a4cb7fdfcb06 100755
--- a/script/pylint.py
+++ b/script/pylint.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ def main():
   pylint = os.path.join(SOURCE_ROOT, 'vendor', 'depot_tools', 'pylint.py')
   settings = ['--rcfile=vendor/depot_tools/pylintrc']
   pys = glob.glob('script/*.py')
-  subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, pylint] + settings + pys,
-                        env=dict(PYTHONPATH='script'))
+  env = os.environ.copy()
+  env['PYTHONPATH'] = 'script'
+  subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, pylint] + settings + pys, env=env)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':