diff --git a/.changelog/17349.txt b/.changelog/17349.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03d70b6a9d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/17349.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+client: fixed a bug that prevented Nomad from fingerprinting Consul 1.13.8 correctly
+```
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/consul.go b/client/fingerprint/consul.go
index 15f8ce25e524..1491497e0b94 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/consul.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/consul.go
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ func (f *ConsulFingerprint) grpc(scheme string) func(info agentconsul.Self) (str
 			return "", false
 		}
 
-		consulVersion, err := version.NewVersion(v)
+		consulVersion, err := version.NewVersion(strings.TrimSpace(v))
 		if err != nil {
+			f.logger.Warn("invalid Consul version", "version", v)
 			return "", false
 		}
 
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go b/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go
index 0d011ad2c6fa..2bb34d283d47 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ func TestConsulFingerprint_sku(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, "ent", s)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("extra spaces", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v, ok := fp.sku(agentconsul.Self{
+			"Config": {"Version": "   v1.9.5\n"},
+		})
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		require.Equal(t, "oss", v)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("missing", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, ok := fp.sku(agentconsul.Self{
 			"Config": {},
@@ -368,6 +376,15 @@ func TestConsulFingerprint_grpc(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, "8503", s)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("version with extra spaces", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s, ok := fp.grpc("https")(agentconsul.Self{
+			"Config":      {"Version": "  1.14.0\n"},
+			"DebugConfig": {"GRPCTLSPort": 8503.0}, // JSON numbers are floats
+		})
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		require.Equal(t, "8503", s)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("grpc missing http", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, ok := fp.grpc("http")(agentconsul.Self{
 			"DebugConfig": {},
diff --git a/command/agent/consul/self.go b/command/agent/consul/self.go
index 36afd142476b..6f4c93ea9f62 100644
--- a/command/agent/consul/self.go
+++ b/command/agent/consul/self.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func SKU(info Self) (string, bool) {
 		return "", ok
 	}
 
-	ver, vErr := version.NewVersion(v)
+	ver, vErr := version.NewVersion(strings.TrimSpace(v))
 	if vErr != nil {
 		return "", false
 	}