diff --git a/github_actions/lib/dependabot/github_actions/version.rb b/github_actions/lib/dependabot/github_actions/version.rb
index e5b1a1b49c..edcc777f6c 100644
--- a/github_actions/lib/dependabot/github_actions/version.rb
+++ b/github_actions/lib/dependabot/github_actions/version.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def self.remove_leading_v(version)
 
       sig { override.params(version: VersionParameter).returns(T::Boolean) }
       def self.correct?(version)
+        return false if version.to_s.strip.empty?
+
         version = Version.remove_leading_v(version)
         super
       end
diff --git a/github_actions/spec/dependabot/github_actions/version_spec.rb b/github_actions/spec/dependabot/github_actions/version_spec.rb
index 4ab4b22b57..fc61fcfb09 100644
--- a/github_actions/spec/dependabot/github_actions/version_spec.rb
+++ b/github_actions/spec/dependabot/github_actions/version_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
   semver_without_v = "1.2.3"
 
   describe "#correct?" do
+    it "rejects nil" do
+      expect(described_class.correct?(nil)).to be(false)
+    end
+
     it "accepts semver" do
       expect(described_class.correct?(semver_version)).to be(true)
     end
diff --git a/terraform/lib/dependabot/terraform/version.rb b/terraform/lib/dependabot/terraform/version.rb
index e8811c007e..ccd296e99b 100644
--- a/terraform/lib/dependabot/terraform/version.rb
+++ b/terraform/lib/dependabot/terraform/version.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class Version < Dependabot::Version
       sig { override.params(version: VersionParameter).void }
       def initialize(version)
         @version_string = T.let(version.to_s, String)
+        version = Version.remove_leading_v(version)
+        version = Version.remove_backport(version)
+
         super
       end
 
@@ -31,6 +34,30 @@ def self.new(version)
       def to_s
         @version_string
       end
+
+      sig { override.params(version: VersionParameter).returns(T::Boolean) }
+      def self.correct?(version)
+        version = Version.remove_leading_v(version)
+        version = Version.remove_backport(version)
+
+        return false if version.to_s.strip.empty?
+
+        super
+      end
+
+      sig { params(version: VersionParameter).returns(VersionParameter) }
+      def self.remove_leading_v(version)
+        return version.gsub(/^v/, "") if version.is_a?(String)
+
+        version
+      end
+
+      sig { params(version: VersionParameter).returns(VersionParameter) }
+      def self.remove_backport(version)
+        return version.split("+").first if version.is_a?(String) && version.include?("+")
+
+        version
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/terraform/spec/dependabot/terraform/version_spec.rb b/terraform/spec/dependabot/terraform/version_spec.rb
index 1d10f3d6bc..fdc14b04b5 100644
--- a/terraform/spec/dependabot/terraform/version_spec.rb
+++ b/terraform/spec/dependabot/terraform/version_spec.rb
@@ -29,5 +29,57 @@
 
       it { is_expected.to eq "1.0.0-pre1" }
     end
+
+    context "with a leading v" do
+      let(:version_string) { "v0.3.2" }
+
+      it { is_expected.to eq "v0.3.2" }
+    end
+
+    context "with a backported version" do
+      let(:version_string) { "1.17.2+backport-1" }
+
+      it { is_expected.to eq "1.17.2+backport-1" }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#initialize" do
+    subject { version.inspect }
+
+    context "with a leading v" do
+      let(:version_string) { "v0.3.2" }
+      let(:expected) { "#<#{described_class} \"0.3.2\">" }
+
+      it { is_expected.to eq expected }
+    end
+
+    context "with a backported version" do
+      let(:version_string) { "1.17.2+backport-1" }
+      let(:expected) { "#<#{described_class} \"1.17.2\">" }
+
+      it { is_expected.to eq expected }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".correct?" do
+    subject { described_class.correct?(version_string) }
+
+    valid = %w(1.0.0 v0.3.2 1.17.2+backport-1)
+    valid.each do |version|
+      context "with version #{version}" do
+        let(:version_string) { version }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be(true) }
+      end
+    end
+
+    invalid = ["", nil]
+    invalid.each do |version|
+      context "with version #{version}" do
+        let(:version_string) { version }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be(false) }
+      end
+    end
   end
 end