diff --git a/go/extractor/project/project.go b/go/extractor/project/project.go
index f1789b17cfc9..852c78ea108f 100644
--- a/go/extractor/project/project.go
+++ b/go/extractor/project/project.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func RequiredGoVersion(workspaces *[]GoWorkspace) GoVersionInfo {
 	greatestGoVersion := VersionNotFound
 	for _, workspace := range *workspaces {
 		goVersionInfo := workspace.RequiredGoVersion()
-		if goVersionInfo.Found && (!greatestGoVersion.Found || semver.Compare("v"+goVersionInfo.Version, "v"+greatestGoVersion.Version) > 0) {
+		if goVersionInfo.Found && (!greatestGoVersion.Found || semver.Compare(util.FormatSemVer(goVersionInfo.Version), util.FormatSemVer(greatestGoVersion.Version)) > 0) {
 			greatestGoVersion = goVersionInfo
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/go/extractor/project/project_test.go b/go/extractor/project/project_test.go
index 62bf88c6cccc..72f1dcde0686 100644
--- a/go/extractor/project/project_test.go
+++ b/go/extractor/project/project_test.go
@@ -77,13 +77,34 @@ func parseWorkFile(t *testing.T, contents string) *modfile.WorkFile {
 	return workFile
 }
 
-func TestRequiredGoVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	type ModVersionPair struct {
-		FileContents    string
-		ExpectedVersion string
+type FileVersionPair struct {
+	FileContents    string
+	ExpectedVersion string
+}
+
+func checkRequiredGoVersionResult(t *testing.T, fun string, file string, testData FileVersionPair, result GoVersionInfo) {
+	if !result.Found {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected %s to return %s for the below `%s` file, but got nothing:\n%s",
+			fun,
+			testData.ExpectedVersion,
+			file,
+			testData.FileContents,
+		)
+	} else if result.Version != testData.ExpectedVersion {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected %s to return %s for the below `%s` file, but got %s:\n%s",
+			fun,
+			testData.ExpectedVersion,
+			file,
+			result.Version,
+			testData.FileContents,
+		)
 	}
+}
 
-	modules := []ModVersionPair{
+func TestRequiredGoVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	testFiles := []FileVersionPair{
 		{"go 1.20", "v1.20.0"},
 		{"go 1.21.2", "v1.21.2"},
 		{"go 1.21rc1", "v1.21.0-rc1"},
@@ -91,49 +112,67 @@ func TestRequiredGoVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		{"go 1.21rc1\ntoolchain go1.22rc1", "v1.22.0-rc1"},
 	}
 
-	for _, testData := range modules {
+	var modules []*GoModule = []*GoModule{}
+
+	for _, testData := range testFiles {
 		// `go.mod` and `go.work` files have mostly the same format
 		modFile := parseModFile(t, testData.FileContents)
 		workFile := parseWorkFile(t, testData.FileContents)
-		mod := GoModule{
+		mod := &GoModule{
 			Path:   "test", // irrelevant
 			Module: modFile,
 		}
-		work := GoWorkspace{
+		work := &GoWorkspace{
 			WorkspaceFile: workFile,
 		}
 
 		result := mod.RequiredGoVersion()
-		if !result.Found {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"Expected mod.RequiredGoVersion() to return %s for the below `go.mod` file, but got nothing:\n%s",
-				testData.ExpectedVersion,
-				testData.FileContents,
-			)
-		} else if result.Version != testData.ExpectedVersion {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"Expected mod.RequiredGoVersion() to return %s for the below `go.mod` file, but got %s:\n%s",
-				testData.ExpectedVersion,
-				result.Version,
-				testData.FileContents,
-			)
-		}
+		checkRequiredGoVersionResult(t, "mod.RequiredGoVersion()", "go.mod", testData, result)
 
 		result = work.RequiredGoVersion()
-		if !result.Found {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"Expected mod.RequiredGoVersion() to return %s for the below `go.work` file, but got nothing:\n%s",
-				testData.ExpectedVersion,
-				testData.FileContents,
-			)
-		} else if result.Version != testData.ExpectedVersion {
-			t.Errorf(
-				"Expected mod.RequiredGoVersion() to return %s for the below `go.work` file, but got %s:\n%s",
-				testData.ExpectedVersion,
-				result.Version,
-				testData.FileContents,
-			)
-		}
+		checkRequiredGoVersionResult(t, "work.RequiredGoVersion()", "go.work", testData, result)
+
+		modules = append(modules, mod)
+	}
+
+	// Create a test workspace with all the modules in one workspace.
+	workspace := GoWorkspace{
+		Modules: modules,
+	}
+	workspaceVer := "v1.22.0"
+
+	result := RequiredGoVersion(&[]GoWorkspace{workspace})
+	if !result.Found {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected RequiredGoVersion to return %s, but got nothing.",
+			workspaceVer,
+		)
+	} else if result.Version != workspaceVer {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected RequiredGoVersion to return %s, but got %s.",
+			workspaceVer,
+			result.Version,
+		)
 	}
 
+	// Create test workspaces for each module.
+	workspaces := []GoWorkspace{}
+
+	for _, mod := range modules {
+		workspaces = append(workspaces, GoWorkspace{Modules: []*GoModule{mod}})
+	}
+
+	result = RequiredGoVersion(&workspaces)
+	if !result.Found {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected RequiredGoVersion to return %s, but got nothing.",
+			workspaceVer,
+		)
+	} else if result.Version != workspaceVer {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected RequiredGoVersion to return %s, but got %s.",
+			workspaceVer,
+			result.Version,
+		)
+	}
 }