diff --git a/news/7968.bugfix b/news/7968.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6959730ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/7968.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Look for version string in the entire output of svn --version, not just the first line
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/vcs/subversion.py b/src/pip/_internal/vcs/subversion.py
index 0ec65974492..d0fe3cd9df9 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/vcs/subversion.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/vcs/subversion.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 
 if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
-    from typing import Optional, Tuple
+    from typing import Optional, Tuple, Text
     from pip._internal.utils.subprocess import CommandArgs
     from pip._internal.utils.misc import HiddenText
     from pip._internal.vcs.versioncontrol import AuthInfo, RevOptions
@@ -215,7 +215,18 @@ def call_vcs_version(self):
         #   svn, version 1.7.14 (r1542130)
         #      compiled Mar 28 2018, 08:49:13 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
         version_prefix = 'svn, version '
-        version = self.run_command(['--version'], show_stdout=False)
+        cmd_output = self.run_command(['--version'], show_stdout=False)
+
+        # Split the output by newline, and find the first line where
+        # version_prefix is present
+        output_lines = cmd_output.split('\n')
+        version = ''  # type: Text
+
+        for line in output_lines:
+            if version_prefix in line:
+                version = line
+                break
+
         if not version.startswith(version_prefix):
             return ()
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_vcs.py b/tests/unit/test_vcs.py
index 590cb5c0b75..166585db385 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_vcs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_vcs.py
@@ -443,6 +443,18 @@ def test_subversion__call_vcs_version():
     ('svn, version 1.10.3 (r1842928)\n'
      '   compiled Feb 25 2019, 14:20:39 on x86_64-apple-darwin17.0.0',
      (1, 10, 3)),
+    ('Warning: Failed to set locale category LC_NUMERIC to en_IN.\n'
+     'Warning: Failed to set locale category LC_TIME to en_IN.\n'
+     'svn, version 1.10.3 (r1842928)\n'
+     '   compiled Feb 25 2019, 14:20:39 on x86_64-apple-darwin17.0.0',
+     (1, 10, 3)),
+    ('Warning: Failed to set locale category LC_NUMERIC to en_IN.\n'
+     'Warning: Failed to set locale category LC_TIME to en_IN.\n'
+     'svn, version 1.10.3 (r1842928)\n'
+     '   compiled Feb 25 2019, 14:20:39 on x86_64-apple-darwin17.0.0'
+     'svn, version 1.11.3 (r1842928)\n'
+     '   compiled Feb 25 2019, 14:20:39 on x86_64-apple-darwin17.0.0',
+     (1, 10, 3)),
     ('svn, version 1.9.7 (r1800392)', (1, 9, 7)),
     ('svn, version 1.9.7a1 (r1800392)', ()),
     ('svn, version 1.9 (r1800392)', (1, 9)),