diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
index 84771a16f..51b0751ef 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
@@ -239,30 +239,6 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("redis-binary"),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-argocd-2.5.11",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/argocd-2.5.11",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "argocd",
-				Version:   "2.5.11",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd@2.5.11",
-				Locations: locations("argocd"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("argocd"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-argocd-2.6.4",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/argocd-2.6.4",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "argocd",
-				Version:   "2.6.4",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd@2.6.4",
-				Locations: locations("argocd"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("argocd"),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name:       "positive-helm-3.11.1",
 			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.11.1",
@@ -287,66 +263,6 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("helm"),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-kubectl-1.24.11",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.24.11",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "kubectl",
-				Version:   "1.24.11",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubectl@1.24.11",
-				Locations: locations("kubectl"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("kubectl"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-kubectl-1.25.7",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.25.7",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "kubectl",
-				Version:   "1.25.7",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubectl@1.25.7",
-				Locations: locations("kubectl"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("kubectl"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-kubectl-1.26.2",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.26.2",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "kubectl",
-				Version:   "1.26.2",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubectl@1.26.2",
-				Locations: locations("kubectl"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("kubectl"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-kustomize-4.5.7",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/kustomize-4.5.7",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "kustomize",
-				Version:   "4.5.7",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/sigs.k8s.io/kustomize@4.5.7",
-				Locations: locations("kustomize"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("kustomize"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-kustomize-5.0.0",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/kustomize-5.0.0",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "kustomize",
-				Version:   "5.0.0",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/sigs.k8s.io/kustomize@5.0.0",
-				Locations: locations("kustomize"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("kustomize"),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name:       "positive-redis-4.0.11",
 			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-4.0.11",
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
index 8aa739b4b..5c2f2e17f 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@ var defaultClassifiers = []classifier{
 		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:generic/go@version"),
 		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
 	},
-	{
-		Class:    "argocd",
-		FileGlob: "**/argocd",
-		EvidenceMatcher: fileContentsVersionMatcher(
-			`(?m)common\.version=(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)`),
-		Package: "argocd",
-		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:golang/github.com/argoproj/argo-cd@version"),
-		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argocd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
-	},
 	{
 		Class:    "helm",
 		FileGlob: "**/helm",
@@ -64,24 +55,6 @@ var defaultClassifiers = []classifier{
 		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm@version"),
 		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
 	},
-	{
-		Class:    "kustomize",
-		FileGlob: "**/kustomize",
-		EvidenceMatcher: fileContentsVersionMatcher(
-			`(?m)version=kustomize/v(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)`),
-		Package: "kustomize",
-		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:golang/sigs.k8s.io/kustomize@version"),
-		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:kustomize:kustomize:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
-	},
-	{
-		Class:    "kubectl",
-		FileGlob: "**/kubectl",
-		EvidenceMatcher: fileContentsVersionMatcher(
-			`(?m)\x00v(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00`),
-		Package: "kubectl",
-		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:golang/k8s.io/kubectl@version"),
-		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:kubectl:kubectl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
-	},
 	{
 		Class:    "redis-binary",
 		FileGlob: "**/redis-server",
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/Makefile b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/Makefile
index afd160d8f..4ed523068 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/Makefile
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/Makefile
@@ -7,15 +7,8 @@ all: \
 	classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-3.2.1 \
 	classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-2.7.7 \
 	classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-2.6.10 \
-	classifiers/dynamic/argocd-2.5.11 \
-	classifiers/dynamic/argocd-2.6.4 \
 	classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.11.1 \
 	classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.10.3 \
-	classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.24.11 \
-	classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.25.7 \
-	classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.26.2 \
-	classifiers/dynamic/kustomize-4.5.7 \
-	classifiers/dynamic/kustomize-5.0.0 \
 	classifiers/dynamic/consul-1.15.2
 
 
@@ -89,18 +82,6 @@ classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-2.6.10:
 		/usr/local/lib/libruby.so.2.6 \
 		$@/libruby.so.2.6
 
-classifiers/dynamic/argocd-2.5.11:
-	$(eval $@_image := "argoproj/argocd:v2.5.11@sha256:d1062935b3256ec69422843ebcb50debb54fd389436961586000c8ce6ee7f249")
-	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
-		/usr/local/bin/argocd \
-		$@/argocd
-
-classifiers/dynamic/argocd-2.6.4:
-	$(eval $@_image := "argoproj/argocd:v2.6.4@sha256:61fcbba187ff53c00696cb580edf70cada59c45cf399d8477631acf43cf522ee")
-	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
-		/usr/local/bin/argocd \
-		$@/argocd
-
 classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.11.1:
 	$(eval $@_image := "alpine/helm:3.11.1@sha256:8628e3695fb743a8b9de89626f1b7a221280c2152c0e288c2504e59b68233e8b")
 	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
@@ -113,36 +94,6 @@ classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.10.3:
 		/usr/local/bin/helm \
 		$@/helm
 
-classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.24.11:
-	$(eval $@_image := "bitnami/kubectl:1.24.11@sha256:79d60c5ac8a1dc84e2c39f56d8e8cc0053159b5ed88f283bdf8fbda1ee86c8bc")
-	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
-		/opt/bitnami/kubectl/bin/kubectl \
-		$@/kubectl
-
-classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.25.7:
-	$(eval $@_image := "bitnami/kubectl:1.25.7@sha256:d7b00dbfdc6d8890aefe40edfb6c1d4c90cbb6c978794bb51a21744edc34ba7a")
-	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
-		/opt/bitnami/kubectl/bin/kubectl \
-		$@/kubectl
-
-classifiers/dynamic/kubectl-1.26.2:
-	$(eval $@_image := "line/kubectl-kustomize:1.26.2-5.0.0@sha256:9ee3b4a9a21f0777fc1d8c64208290f818a2e68c5e9e892e931621bda089bf06")
-	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
-		/usr/local/bin/kubectl \
-		$@/kubectl
-
-classifiers/dynamic/kustomize-4.5.7:
-	$(eval $@_image := "argoproj/argocd:v2.6.4@sha256:61fcbba187ff53c00696cb580edf70cada59c45cf399d8477631acf43cf522ee")
-	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
-		/usr/local/bin/kustomize \
-		$@/kustomize
-
-classifiers/dynamic/kustomize-5.0.0:
-	$(eval $@_image := "line/kubectl-kustomize:1.26.2-5.0.0@sha256:9ee3b4a9a21f0777fc1d8c64208290f818a2e68c5e9e892e931621bda089bf06")
-	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
-		/usr/local/bin/kustomize \
-		$@/kustomize
-
 classifiers/dynamic/consul-1.15.2:
 	$(eval $@_image := "hashicorp/consul:1.15.2@sha256:c2169f3bb18dd947ae8eb5f6766896695c71fb439f050a3343e0007d895615b8")
 	./get-image-file.sh $($@_image) \
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/package.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/package.go
index 2e4c28089..a7b1ee44e 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/package.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/package.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (c *goBinaryCataloger) newGoBinaryPackage(resolver source.FileResolver, dep
 
 	licenses, err := c.licenses.getLicenses(resolver, dep.Path, dep.Version)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Tracef("error getting licenses for package: %s %v", dep.Path, err)
+		log.Tracef("error getting licenses for golang package: %s %v", dep.Path, err)
 	}
 
 	p := pkg.Package{
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary.go
index c7b99fd25..542fcbe02 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"regexp"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ var (
 	// devel is used to recognize the current default version when a golang main distribution is built
 	// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/29228 this issue has more details on the progress of being able to
 	// inject the correct version into the main module of the build process
+
+	knownBuildFlagPatterns = []*regexp.Regexp{
+		regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)\.([gG]it)?([bB]uild)?[vV]ersion=(\S+/)*(?P<version>v?\d+.\d+.\d+[-\w]*)`),
+		regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)\.([tT]ag)=(\S+/)*(?P<version>v?\d+.\d+.\d+[-\w]*)`),
+	}
 )
 
 const devel = "(devel)"
@@ -71,27 +77,82 @@ func (c *goBinaryCataloger) makeGoMainPackage(resolver source.FileResolver, mod
 		gbs,
 		location.WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation),
 	)
-	if main.Version == devel {
-		if version, ok := gbs["vcs.revision"]; ok {
-			if timestamp, ok := gbs["vcs.time"]; ok {
-				//NOTE: err is ignored, because if parsing fails
-				// we still use the empty Time{} struct to generate an empty date, like 00010101000000
-				// for consistency with the pseudo-version format: https://go.dev/ref/mod#pseudo-versions
-				ts, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, timestamp)
-				if len(version) >= 12 {
-					version = version[:12]
-				}
-				version = module.PseudoVersion("", "", ts, version)
+
+	if main.Version != devel {
+		return main
+	}
+
+	version, hasVersion := gbs["vcs.revision"]
+	timestamp, hasTimestamp := gbs["vcs.time"]
+
+	if hasVersion {
+		if hasTimestamp {
+			//NOTE: err is ignored, because if parsing fails
+			// we still use the empty Time{} struct to generate an empty date, like 00010101000000
+			// for consistency with the pseudo-version format: https://go.dev/ref/mod#pseudo-versions
+			ts, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, timestamp)
+			if len(version) >= 12 {
+				version = version[:12]
+			}
+
+			var ldflags string
+			if metadata, ok := main.Metadata.(pkg.GolangBinMetadata); ok {
+				ldflags = metadata.BuildSettings["-ldflags"]
+			}
+
+			majorVersion, fullVersion := extractVersionFromLDFlags(ldflags)
+			if fullVersion != "" {
+				// we've found a specific version from the ldflags! use it as the version.
+				// why not combine that with the pseudo version (e.g. v1.2.3-0.20210101000000-abcdef123456)?
+				// short answer: we're assuming that if a specific semver was provided in the ldflags that
+				// there is a matching vcs tag to match that could be referenced. This assumption could
+				// be incorrect in terms of the go.mod contents, but is not incorrect in terms of the logical
+				// version of the package.
+				version = fullVersion
+			} else {
+				version = module.PseudoVersion(majorVersion, fullVersion, ts, version)
 			}
-			main.Version = version
-			main.PURL = packageURL(main.Name, main.Version)
-			main.SetID()
 		}
+
+		main.Version = version
+		main.PURL = packageURL(main.Name, main.Version)
+
+		main.SetID()
 	}
 
 	return main
 }
 
+func extractVersionFromLDFlags(ldflags string) (majorVersion string, fullVersion string) {
+	if ldflags == "" {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+
+	for _, pattern := range knownBuildFlagPatterns {
+		groups := internal.MatchNamedCaptureGroups(pattern, ldflags)
+		v, ok := groups["version"]
+
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		fullVersion = v
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(v, "v") {
+			fullVersion = fmt.Sprintf("v%s", v)
+		}
+		components := strings.Split(v, ".")
+
+		if len(components) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		majorVersion = strings.TrimPrefix(components[0], "v")
+		return majorVersion, fullVersion
+	}
+
+	return "", ""
+}
+
 // getArchs finds a binary architecture by two ways:
 // 1) reading build info from binaries compiled by go1.18+
 // 2) reading file headers from binaries compiled by < go1.18
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary_test.go
index d180d158f..cb0d9e3eb 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/parse_go_binary_test.go
@@ -299,7 +299,101 @@ func TestBuildGoPkgInfo(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: []pkg.Package{unmodifiedMain},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "parse main mod and replace devel version",
+			name: "parse main mod and replace devel pseudo version and ldflags exists (but contains no version)",
+			arch: archDetails,
+			mod: &debug.BuildInfo{
+				GoVersion: goCompiledVersion,
+				Main:      debug.Module{Path: "github.com/anchore/syft", Version: "(devel)"},
+				Settings: []debug.BuildSetting{
+					{Key: "GOARCH", Value: archDetails},
+					{Key: "GOOS", Value: "darwin"},
+					{Key: "GOAMD64", Value: "v1"},
+					{Key: "vcs.revision", Value: "41bc6bb410352845f22766e27dd48ba93aa825a4"},
+					{Key: "vcs.time", Value: "2022-10-14T19:54:57Z"},
+					{Key: "-ldflags", Value: `build	-ldflags="-w -s -extldflags '-static' -X blah=foobar`},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: []pkg.Package{
+				{
+					Name:     "github.com/anchore/syft",
+					Language: pkg.Go,
+					Type:     pkg.GoModulePkg,
+					Version:  "v0.0.0-20221014195457-41bc6bb41035",
+					PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/anchore/syft@v0.0.0-20221014195457-41bc6bb41035",
+					Locations: source.NewLocationSet(
+						source.NewLocationFromCoordinates(
+							source.Coordinates{
+								RealPath:     "/a-path",
+								FileSystemID: "layer-id",
+							},
+						).WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation),
+					),
+					MetadataType: pkg.GolangBinMetadataType,
+					Metadata: pkg.GolangBinMetadata{
+						GoCompiledVersion: goCompiledVersion,
+						Architecture:      archDetails,
+						BuildSettings: map[string]string{
+							"GOARCH":       archDetails,
+							"GOOS":         "darwin",
+							"GOAMD64":      "v1",
+							"vcs.revision": "41bc6bb410352845f22766e27dd48ba93aa825a4",
+							"vcs.time":     "2022-10-14T19:54:57Z",
+							"-ldflags":     `build	-ldflags="-w -s -extldflags '-static' -X blah=foobar`,
+						},
+						MainModule: "github.com/anchore/syft",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "parse main mod and replace devel version with one from ldflags",
+			arch: archDetails,
+			mod: &debug.BuildInfo{
+				GoVersion: goCompiledVersion,
+				Main:      debug.Module{Path: "github.com/anchore/syft", Version: "(devel)"},
+				Settings: []debug.BuildSetting{
+					{Key: "GOARCH", Value: archDetails},
+					{Key: "GOOS", Value: "darwin"},
+					{Key: "GOAMD64", Value: "v1"},
+					{Key: "vcs.revision", Value: "41bc6bb410352845f22766e27dd48ba93aa825a4"},
+					{Key: "vcs.time", Value: "2022-10-14T19:54:57Z"},
+					{Key: "-ldflags", Value: `build	-ldflags="-w -s -extldflags '-static' -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.version=0.79.0`},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: []pkg.Package{
+				{
+					Name:     "github.com/anchore/syft",
+					Language: pkg.Go,
+					Type:     pkg.GoModulePkg,
+					Version:  "v0.79.0",
+					PURL:     "pkg:golang/github.com/anchore/syft@v0.79.0",
+					Locations: source.NewLocationSet(
+						source.NewLocationFromCoordinates(
+							source.Coordinates{
+								RealPath:     "/a-path",
+								FileSystemID: "layer-id",
+							},
+						).WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation),
+					),
+					MetadataType: pkg.GolangBinMetadataType,
+					Metadata: pkg.GolangBinMetadata{
+						GoCompiledVersion: goCompiledVersion,
+						Architecture:      archDetails,
+						BuildSettings: map[string]string{
+							"GOARCH":       archDetails,
+							"GOOS":         "darwin",
+							"GOAMD64":      "v1",
+							"vcs.revision": "41bc6bb410352845f22766e27dd48ba93aa825a4",
+							"vcs.time":     "2022-10-14T19:54:57Z",
+							"-ldflags":     `build	-ldflags="-w -s -extldflags '-static' -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.version=0.79.0`,
+						},
+						MainModule: "github.com/anchore/syft",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "parse main mod and replace devel version with a pseudo version",
 			arch: archDetails,
 			mod: &debug.BuildInfo{
 				GoVersion: goCompiledVersion,
@@ -512,3 +606,161 @@ func TestBuildGoPkgInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_extractVersionFromLDFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		ldflags          string
+		wantMajorVersion string
+		wantFullVersion  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "empty ldflags",
+			ldflags: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "syft ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-w -s -extldflags '-static' -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.version=0.79.0 -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.gitCommit=b2b332e8b2b66af0905e98b54ebd713a922be1a8 -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.buildDate=2023-04-21T16:20:25Z -X github.com/anchore/syft/internal/version.gitDescription=v0.79.0 "`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "0",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v0.79.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "kubectl ldflags",
+			ldflags: `	build	-asmflags=all=-trimpath=/workspace/src/k8s.io/kubernetes/_output/dockerized/go/src/k8s.io/kubernetes
+	build	-compiler=gc
+	build	-gcflags="all=-trimpath=/workspace/src/k8s.io/kubernetes/_output/dockerized/go/src/k8s.io/kubernetes "
+	build	-ldflags="all=-X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.buildDate=2023-04-12T12:16:51Z' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.buildDate=2023-04-12T12:16:51Z' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.buildDate=2023-04-12T12:16:51Z' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.buildDate=2023-04-12T12:16:51Z' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitCommit=a1a87a0a2bcd605820920c6b0e618a8ab7d117d4' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitCommit=a1a87a0a2bcd605820920c6b0e618a8ab7d117d4' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitCommit=a1a87a0a2bcd605820920c6b0e618a8ab7d117d4' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitCommit=a1a87a0a2bcd605820920c6b0e618a8ab7d117d4' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitVersion=v1.25.9' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitVersion=v1.25.9' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitVersion=v1.25.9' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitVersion=v1.25.9' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMinor=25' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMinor=25' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMinor=25' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMinor=25'  -s -w"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "1",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v1.25.9",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "nerdctl ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-s -w -X github.com/containerd/nerdctl/pkg/version.Version=v1.3.1 -X github.com/containerd/nerdctl/pkg/version.Revision=b224b280ff3086516763c7335fc0e0997aca617a"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "1",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v1.3.1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "limactl ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-s -w -X github.com/lima-vm/lima/pkg/version.Version=v0.15.1"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "0",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v0.15.1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "terraform ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-w -s -X 'github.com/hashicorp/terraform/version.Version=1.4.6' -X 'github.com/hashicorp/terraform/version.Prerelease='"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "1",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v1.4.6",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "kube-apiserver ldflags",
+			ldflags: `	build	-asmflags=all=-trimpath=/workspace/src/k8s.io/kubernetes/_output/dockerized/go/src/k8s.io/kubernetes
+	build	-buildmode=exe
+	build	-compiler=gc
+	build	-gcflags="all=-trimpath=/workspace/src/k8s.io/kubernetes/_output/dockerized/go/src/k8s.io/kubernetes "
+	build	-ldflags="all=-X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.buildDate=2023-04-14T13:14:42Z' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.buildDate=2023-04-14T13:14:42Z' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.buildDate=2023-04-14T13:14:42Z' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.buildDate=2023-04-14T13:14:42Z' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitCommit=4c9411232e10168d7b050c49a1b59f6df9d7ea4b' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitCommit=4c9411232e10168d7b050c49a1b59f6df9d7ea4b' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitCommit=4c9411232e10168d7b050c49a1b59f6df9d7ea4b' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitCommit=4c9411232e10168d7b050c49a1b59f6df9d7ea4b' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitTreeState=clean' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitVersion=v1.27.1' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitVersion=v1.27.1' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitVersion=v1.27.1' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitVersion=v1.27.1' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMajor=1' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMinor=27' -X 'k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMinor=27' -X 'k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version.gitMinor=27' -X 'k8s.io/component-base/version.gitMinor=27'  -s -w"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "1",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v1.27.1",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "prometheus ldflags",
+			ldflags: `	build	-ldflags="-X github.com/prometheus/common/version.Version=2.44.0 -X github.com/prometheus/common/version.Revision=1ac5131f698ebc60f13fe2727f89b115a41f6558 -X github.com/prometheus/common/version.Branch=HEAD -X github.com/prometheus/common/version.BuildUser=root@739e8181c5db -X github.com/prometheus/common/version.BuildDate=20230514-06:18:11  -extldflags '-static'"
+	build	-tags=netgo,builtinassets,stringlabels`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "2",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v2.44.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "influxdb ldflags",
+			ldflags: `	build	-ldflags="-s -w -X main.version=v2.7.1 -X main.commit=407fa622e9 -X main.date=2023-04-28T13:24:27Z -linkmode=external -extld=/musl/x86_64/bin/musl-gcc -extldflags '-fno-PIC -static-pie -Wl,-z,stack-size=8388608'"
+	build	-tags=assets,sqlite_foreign_keys,sqlite_json,static_build,noasm`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "2",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v2.7.1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "gitea ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags=" -X \"main.MakeVersion=GNU Make 4.1\" -X \"main.Version=1.19.3\" -X \"main.Tags=bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify\" "`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "1",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v1.19.3",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "docker sbom cli ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-w -s -extldflags '-static' -X github.com/docker/sbom-cli-plugin/internal/version.version=0.6.1-SNAPSHOT-02cf1c8 -X github.com/docker/sbom-cli-plugin/internal/version.gitCommit=02cf1c888ad6662109ac6e3be618392514a56316 -X github.com/docker/sbom-cli-plugin/internal/version.gitDescription=v0.6.1-dirty "`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "0",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v0.6.1-SNAPSHOT-02cf1c8",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "docker scout ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-w -s -extldflags '-static' -X github.com/docker/scout-cli-plugin/internal.version=0.10.0 "`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "0",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v0.10.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "influx telegraf ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-w -s -X github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal.Commit=a3a884a1 -X github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal.Branch=HEAD -X github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal.Version=1.26.2"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "1",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v1.26.2",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "argocd ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-X github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/common.version=2.7.2 -X github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/common.buildDate=2023-05-12T14:06:49Z -X github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/common.gitCommit=cbee7e6011407ed2d1066c482db74e97e0cc6bdb -X github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/common.gitTreeState=clean -X github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/common.kubectlVersion=v0.24.2 -extldflags=\"-static\""`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "2",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v2.7.2",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "kustomize ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-s -X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.version=kustomize/v4.5.7 -X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.gitCommit=56d82a8378dfc8dc3b3b1085e5a6e67b82966bd7 -X sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provenance.buildDate=2022-08-02T16:35:54Z "`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "4",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v4.5.7",
+		},
+		//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+		// negative cases
+		{
+			name:    "hugo ldflags",
+			ldflags: `	build	-ldflags="-s -w -X github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/hugo.vendorInfo=gohugoio"`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "ghostunnel ldflags",
+			ldflags: `	build	-ldflags="-X main.version=77d9aaa"`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "opa ldflags",
+			ldflags: `build	-ldflags=" -X github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/version.Hostname=9549178459bc"`,
+		},
+		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+		// trickier cases
+		{
+			name:             "macvlan plugin for cri-o ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-extldflags -static -X github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/utils/buildversion.BuildVersion=v1.2.0"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "1",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v1.2.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "coder ldflags",
+			ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-s -w -X 'github.com/coder/coder/buildinfo.tag=0.23.4'"`,
+			wantMajorVersion: "0",
+			wantFullVersion:  "v0.23.4",
+		},
+		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+		// don't know how to handle these... yet
+		//{
+		//	// package name: pkgName: "github.com/krakendio/krakend-ce/v2",
+		//	name:             "krakenD ldflags",
+		//	ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags="-X github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/core.KrakendVersion=2.3.2 -X github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/core.GoVersion=1.20.4 -X github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/core.GlibcVersion=GLIBC-2.31_(debian-11) "`,
+		//	wantMajorVersion: "2.3.2",
+		//	wantFullVersion:  "v2.3.2",
+		//},
+		//{
+		//	// package name: pkgName: "github.com/krakendio/krakend-ce/v2",
+		//	name:             "krakenD ldflags -- answer embedded in the middle",
+		//	ldflags:          `	build	-ldflags=" -X github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/core.GoVersion=1.20.4 -X github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/core.KrakendVersion=2.3.2 -X github.com/luraproject/lura/v2/core.GlibcVersion=GLIBC-2.31_(debian-11) "`,
+		//	wantMajorVersion: "2.3.2",
+		//	wantFullVersion:  "v2.3.2",
+		//},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			gotMajorVersion, gotFullVersion := extractVersionFromLDFlags(tt.ldflags)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantMajorVersion, gotMajorVersion, "unexpected major version")
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantFullVersion, gotFullVersion, "unexpected full version")
+		})
+	}
+}