diff --git a/changelog/19068.txt b/changelog/19068.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6edb29fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/19068.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:change
+sdk: Remove version package, make useragent.String versionless.
+```
diff --git a/internal/go118_sha1_patch.go b/internal/go118_sha1_patch.go
index f3b3cea68..c7f94844e 100644
--- a/internal/go118_sha1_patch.go
+++ b/internal/go118_sha1_patch.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	_ "unsafe" // for go:linkname
 
 	goversion "github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/version"
 )
 
 const sha1PatchVersionsBefore = "1.12.0"
diff --git a/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent.go b/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent.go
index 33b2a23b8..0dc4b2c9e 100644
--- a/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent.go
+++ b/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/logical"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -15,34 +14,29 @@ var (
 
 	// rt is the runtime - variable for tests.
 	rt = runtime.Version()
-
-	// versionFunc is the func that returns the current version. This is a
-	// function to take into account the different build processes and distinguish
-	// between enterprise and oss builds.
-	versionFunc = func() string {
-		return version.GetVersion().VersionNumber()
-	}
 )
 
 // String returns the consistent user-agent string for Vault.
-//
-// e.g. Vault/0.10.4 (+https://www.vaultproject.io/; go1.10.1)
-//
-// Given comments will be appended to the semicolon-delimited comment section.
-//
-// e.g. Vault/0.10.4 (+https://www.vaultproject.io/; go1.10.1; comment-0; comment-1)
-//
 // Deprecated: use PluginString instead.
+//
+// Example output:
+//
+//	Vault (+https://www.vaultproject.io/; go1.19.5)
+//
+// Given comments will be appended to the semicolon-delimited comment section:
+//
+//	Vault (+https://www.vaultproject.io/; go1.19.5; comment-0; comment-1)
+//
 // At one point the user-agent string returned contained the Vault
-// version hardcoded into the vault/sdk/version/ package.  This works for builtin
+// version hardcoded into the vault/sdk/version/ package.  This worked for builtin
 // plugins that are compiled into the `vault` binary, in that it correctly described
-// the version of that Vault binary.  It does not work for external plugins: for them,
+// the version of that Vault binary.  It did not work for external plugins: for them,
 // the version will be based on the version stored in the sdk based on the
-// contents of the external plugin's go.mod.  Now that we're no longer updating
-// the version in vault/sdk/version/, it is even less meaningful than ever.
+// contents of the external plugin's go.mod.  We've kept the String method around
+// to avoid breaking builds, but you should be using PluginString.
 func String(comments ...string) string {
 	c := append([]string{"+" + projectURL, rt}, comments...)
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Vault/%s (%s)", versionFunc(), strings.Join(c, "; "))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Vault (%s)", strings.Join(c, "; "))
 }
 
 // PluginString is usable by plugins to return a user-agent string reflecting
diff --git a/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent_test.go b/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent_test.go
index f0d014f6c..c21b0c947 100644
--- a/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent_test.go
+++ b/sdk/helper/useragent/useragent_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 func TestUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 	projectURL = "https://vault-test.com"
 	rt = "go5.0"
-	versionFunc = func() string { return "1.2.3" }
 
 	type args struct {
 		comments []string
@@ -22,21 +21,21 @@ func TestUserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "User agent",
 			args: args{},
-			want: "Vault/1.2.3 (+https://vault-test.com; go5.0)",
+			want: "Vault (+https://vault-test.com; go5.0)",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "User agent with additional comment",
 			args: args{
 				comments: []string{"pid-abcdefg"},
 			},
-			want: "Vault/1.2.3 (+https://vault-test.com; go5.0; pid-abcdefg)",
+			want: "Vault (+https://vault-test.com; go5.0; pid-abcdefg)",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "User agent with additional comments",
 			args: args{
 				comments: []string{"pid-abcdefg", "cloud-provider"},
 			},
-			want: "Vault/1.2.3 (+https://vault-test.com; go5.0; pid-abcdefg; cloud-provider)",
+			want: "Vault (+https://vault-test.com; go5.0; pid-abcdefg; cloud-provider)",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/sdk/version/cgo.go b/sdk/version/cgo.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bc93e5bf..000000000
--- a/sdk/version/cgo.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-//go:build cgo
-
-package version
-
-func init() {
-	CgoEnabled = true
-}
diff --git a/sdk/version/version.go b/sdk/version/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 78b8eb829..000000000
--- a/sdk/version/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-package version
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
-)
-
-// VersionInfo
-type VersionInfo struct {
-	Revision          string `json:"revision,omitempty"`
-	Version           string `json:"version,omitempty"`
-	VersionPrerelease string `json:"version_prerelease,omitempty"`
-	VersionMetadata   string `json:"version_metadata,omitempty"`
-	BuildDate         string `json:"build_date,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func GetVersion() *VersionInfo {
-	ver := Version
-	rel := VersionPrerelease
-	md := VersionMetadata
-	if GitDescribe != "" {
-		ver = GitDescribe
-	}
-	if GitDescribe == "" && rel == "" && VersionPrerelease != "" {
-		rel = "dev"
-	}
-
-	return &VersionInfo{
-		Revision:          GitCommit,
-		Version:           ver,
-		VersionPrerelease: rel,
-		VersionMetadata:   md,
-		BuildDate:         BuildDate,
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *VersionInfo) VersionNumber() string {
-	if Version == "unknown" && VersionPrerelease == "unknown" {
-		return "(version unknown)"
-	}
-
-	version := c.Version
-
-	if c.VersionPrerelease != "" {
-		version = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", version, c.VersionPrerelease)
-	}
-
-	if c.VersionMetadata != "" {
-		version = fmt.Sprintf("%s+%s", version, c.VersionMetadata)
-	}
-
-	return version
-}
-
-func (c *VersionInfo) FullVersionNumber(rev bool) string {
-	var versionString bytes.Buffer
-
-	if Version == "unknown" && VersionPrerelease == "unknown" {
-		return "Vault (version unknown)"
-	}
-
-	fmt.Fprintf(&versionString, "Vault v%s", c.Version)
-	if c.VersionPrerelease != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&versionString, "-%s", c.VersionPrerelease)
-	}
-
-	if c.VersionMetadata != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&versionString, "+%s", c.VersionMetadata)
-	}
-
-	if rev && c.Revision != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&versionString, " (%s)", c.Revision)
-	}
-
-	if c.BuildDate != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&versionString, ", built %s", c.BuildDate)
-	}
-
-	return versionString.String()
-}
diff --git a/sdk/version/version_base.go b/sdk/version/version_base.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e45626e2c..000000000
--- a/sdk/version/version_base.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package version
-
-var (
-	// The git commit that was compiled. This will be filled in by the compiler.
-	GitCommit   string
-	GitDescribe string
-
-	// The compilation date. This will be filled in by the compiler.
-	BuildDate string
-
-	// Whether cgo is enabled or not; set at build time
-	CgoEnabled bool
-
-	Version           = "1.13.0"
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev1"
-	VersionMetadata   = ""
-)
diff --git a/vault/hcp_link/link.go b/vault/hcp_link/link.go
index e33d47b2f..cf2c4d72b 100644
--- a/vault/hcp_link/link.go
+++ b/vault/hcp_link/link.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	linkConfig "github.com/hashicorp/hcp-link/pkg/config"
 	scada "github.com/hashicorp/hcp-scada-provider"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/internalshared/configutil"
-	vaultVersion "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/version"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/hcp_link/capabilities"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/hcp_link/capabilities/api_capability"
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/hcp_link/capabilities/meta"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/hcp_link/capabilities/node_status"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/hcp_link/internal"
+	vaultVersion "github.com/hashicorp/vault/version"
 )
 
 const (