diff --git a/src/cmd/go.mod b/src/cmd/go.mod
index 0a17a414b5..3058165dbf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go.mod
+++ b/src/cmd/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0
-	golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240621194115-a740542b267c
+	golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240624145040-38a44306ed05
 	golang.org/x/term v0.20.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.22.1-0.20240618181713-f2d2ebe43e72
 )
diff --git a/src/cmd/go.sum b/src/cmd/go.sum
index 49849d10b4..4449bb0b2c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go.sum
+++ b/src/cmd/go.sum
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 h1:rF+pYz3DAGSQAxAu1CbC7catZg4ebC4UIeIhKxBZvws=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240621194115-a740542b267c h1:zNxtD9mZQCgRwCNanVRlJ/XlOyATHcbR+09LzoArRl4=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240621194115-a740542b267c/go.mod h1:n38mvGdgc4dA684EC4NwQwoPKSw4jyKw8/DgZHDA1Dk=
+golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240624145040-38a44306ed05 h1:fzUVo05u80jHc31RGqQsPYEAGMXS8tyK5azYUK2sSms=
+golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240624145040-38a44306ed05/go.mod h1:n38mvGdgc4dA684EC4NwQwoPKSw4jyKw8/DgZHDA1Dk=
 golang.org/x/term v0.20.0 h1:VnkxpohqXaOBYJtBmEppKUG6mXpi+4O6purfc2+sMhw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.20.0/go.mod h1:8UkIAJTvZgivsXaD6/pH6U9ecQzZ45awqEOzuCvwpFY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 h1:a94ExnEXNtEwYLGJSIUxnWoxoRz/ZcCsV63ROupILh4=
diff --git a/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/internal/telemetry/proginfo.go b/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/internal/telemetry/proginfo.go
index 20be9664fc..60cb0edc79 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/internal/telemetry/proginfo.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vendor/golang.org/x/telemetry/internal/telemetry/proginfo.go
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
-
-	"golang.org/x/mod/module"
 )
 
 // IsToolchainProgram reports whether a program with the given path is a Go
@@ -43,8 +41,13 @@ func ProgramInfo(info *debug.BuildInfo) (goVers, progPath, progVers string) {
 		progVers = goVers
 	} else {
 		progVers = info.Main.Version
-		if strings.Contains(progVers, "devel") || module.IsPseudoVersion(progVers) {
-			// We don't want to track pseudo versions, but may want to track prereleases.
+		if strings.Contains(progVers, "devel") || strings.Count(progVers, "-") > 1 {
+			// Heuristically mark all pseudo-version-like version strings as "devel"
+			// to avoid creating too many counter files.
+			// We should not use regexp that pulls in large dependencies.
+			// Pseudo-versions have at least three parts (https://go.dev/ref/mod#pseudo-versions).
+			// This heuristic still allows use to track prerelease
+			// versions (e.g. gopls@v0.16.0-pre.1, vscgo@v0.42.0-rc.1).
 			progVers = "devel"
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt b/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt
index 5184adb1f2..f4eefe4a1d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ golang.org/x/sync/semaphore
 golang.org/x/sys/plan9
 golang.org/x/sys/unix
 golang.org/x/sys/windows
-# golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240621194115-a740542b267c
+# golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240624145040-38a44306ed05
 ## explicit; go 1.20
 golang.org/x/telemetry
 golang.org/x/telemetry/counter