diff --git a/telemetry.go b/telemetry.go
index ce4e487..2ac18b9 100644
--- a/telemetry.go
+++ b/telemetry.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ func init() {
 // immediately. It never blocks, never panics, and never reports errors.
 // Invalid inputs, disabled state, and network failures are silently dropped.
 //
+// Version strings are validated against a SemVer-ish shape that mirrors the
+// receiver. An optional leading "v" or "V" is accepted and stripped before
+// transmission so that callers can pass either "v1.2.3" or "1.2.3"; the
+// wire form is always the unprefixed canonical version.
+//
 // Call once at program startup. Calling repeatedly will send repeated pings;
 // the server is responsible for deduplication.
 func Send(project, version string) {
@@ -81,15 +87,60 @@ func Send(project, version string) {
 	if !validProject(project) || !validVersion(version) {
 		return
 	}
+	canonical := normalizeVersion(version)
 
 	inflight.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer inflight.Done()
 		defer func() { _ = recover() }()
-		dispatch(project, version)
+		dispatch(project, canonical)
 	}()
 }
 
+// SendForModule is the recommended call form for Go libraries: it resolves
+// the version automatically from Go's build info for the given module path
+// so consumers do not need to maintain a hand-bumped version constant in
+// source. Behaviour and contract are otherwise identical to [Send].
+//
+// Resolution order:
+//
+//  1. debug.ReadBuildInfo Deps entry for modulePath (authoritative when the
+//     library is consumed via go.mod);
+//  2. debug.ReadBuildInfo Main when the library is itself the main module
+//     (e.g. running its own tests or examples);
+//  3. fallback parameter, used only when build info is unavailable or
+//     unhelpful (replace directives, detached `go run`, ldflag override).
+//
+// Any leading "v" reported by build info is stripped to match the canonical
+// wire form. Empty / "(devel)" build versions are skipped in favour of the
+// next resolution source. Typical usage:
+//
+//	telemetry.SendForModule("my-tool", "github.com/me/my-tool", "0.0.0-dev")
+func SendForModule(project, modulePath, fallback string) {
+	Send(project, ResolveModuleVersion(modulePath, fallback))
+}
+
+// ResolveModuleVersion implements the version resolution used by
+// SendForModule. Exposed for callers that need to format the resolved
+// version (e.g. logging) without firing a ping.
+func ResolveModuleVersion(modulePath, fallback string) string {
+	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
+		for _, d := range info.Deps {
+			if d != nil && d.Path == modulePath && isUsableBuildVersion(d.Version) {
+				return strings.TrimPrefix(d.Version, "v")
+			}
+		}
+		if info.Main.Path == modulePath && isUsableBuildVersion(info.Main.Version) {
+			return strings.TrimPrefix(info.Main.Version, "v")
+		}
+	}
+	return fallback
+}
+
+func isUsableBuildVersion(v string) bool {
+	return v != "" && v != "(devel)"
+}
+
 // Disable suppresses all subsequent Send calls in this process.
 // Idempotent and safe to call from any goroutine.
 func Disable() {
@@ -170,23 +221,94 @@ func validProject(p string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// validVersion accepts SemVer-ish version strings with an optional leading
+// "v"/"V" prefix. Acceptable shape (after stripping the leading v):
+//
+//	MAJOR[.MINOR[.PATCH]] ("-"prerelease)? ("+"build)?
+//
+// where MAJOR/MINOR/PATCH are ASCII digit sequences and the prerelease/build
+// payloads are non-empty runs of [0-9A-Za-z.-]. This intentionally mirrors
+// the receiver's version regex so junk like "dev" or "git-2026-05-22" never
+// leaves the client (where it would only be rejected with HTTP 400 anyway).
 func validVersion(v string) bool {
 	n := len(v)
 	if n == 0 || n > maxVersionLen {
 		return false
 	}
-	for i := range n {
-		c := v[i]
-		switch {
-		case c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z',
-			c >= 'a' && c <= 'z',
-			c >= '0' && c <= '9',
-			c == '.', c == '+', c == '_', c == '-':
-		default:
+	if v[0] == 'v' || v[0] == 'V' {
+		v = v[1:]
+	}
+	if len(v) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	return checkSemverShape(v)
+}
+
+// normalizeVersion strips an optional leading "v"/"V" so the on-the-wire
+// version matches the form stored server-side by the version refresher cron
+// (which also strips the leading v from release tags). Callers may pass
+// either "v1.2.3" or "1.2.3" — only the unprefixed form is transmitted.
+func normalizeVersion(v string) string {
+	if len(v) > 0 && (v[0] == 'v' || v[0] == 'V') {
+		return v[1:]
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
+func checkSemverShape(s string) bool {
+	i := 0
+	if !readDigitRun(s, &i) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for groups := 0; groups < 2 && i < len(s) && s[i] == '.'; groups++ {
+		i++
+		if !readDigitRun(s, &i) {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	return true
+	if i < len(s) && s[i] == '-' {
+		i++
+		if !readIdentRun(s, &i, '+') {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	if i < len(s) && s[i] == '+' {
+		i++
+		if !readIdentRun(s, &i, 0) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return i == len(s)
+}
+
+func readDigitRun(s string, i *int) bool {
+	start := *i
+	for *i < len(s) && s[*i] >= '0' && s[*i] <= '9' {
+		*i++
+	}
+	return *i > start
+}
+
+// readIdentRun consumes [0-9A-Za-z.-] until end-of-string or until `stop`
+// is hit (stop=0 disables the early-stop check). Returns false if no
+// characters were consumed (i.e. empty payload).
+func readIdentRun(s string, i *int, stop byte) bool {
+	start := *i
+	for *i < len(s) {
+		c := s[*i]
+		if stop != 0 && c == stop {
+			break
+		}
+		valid := (c >= '0' && c <= '9') ||
+			(c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') ||
+			(c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') ||
+			c == '.' || c == '-'
+		if !valid {
+			return false
+		}
+		*i++
+	}
+	return *i > start
 }
 
 func isDisabledByEnv(project string) bool {
diff --git a/telemetry_test.go b/telemetry_test.go
index 49ea9d6..99a2607 100644
--- a/telemetry_test.go
+++ b/telemetry_test.go
@@ -169,6 +169,98 @@ func TestSend_AcceptsCommonVersionShapes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSend_RejectsNonSemverJunk(t *testing.T) {
+	resetState(t)
+	srv := newCaptureServer(t, http.StatusNoContent)
+
+	// These match the old permissive regex but the receiver always
+	// rejected them with HTTP 400. The library now drops them client-side
+	// so callers like GMP's unset `appVersion = "dev"` produce zero traffic
+	// rather than a stream of HTTP 400s.
+	junk := []string{"dev", "next", "latest", "snapshot", "git-2026-05-22", "alpha", "abc.def"}
+	for _, v := range junk {
+		Send("tool", v)
+	}
+	Wait(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if srv.Hits() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0 hits for non-semver junk, got %d", srv.Hits())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSend_NormalizesLeadingV(t *testing.T) {
+	resetState(t)
+	srv := newCaptureServer(t, http.StatusNoContent)
+
+	Send("tool", "v1.2.3")
+	Send("tool", "V9.0.0")
+	Wait(2 * time.Second)
+
+	if srv.Hits() != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 hits, got %d", srv.Hits())
+	}
+
+	// Concurrent goroutines may arrive in any order, so compare the SET.
+	srv.mu.Lock()
+	defer srv.mu.Unlock()
+	got := make(map[string]struct{}, len(srv.requests))
+	for _, req := range srv.requests {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(req.Version, "v") || strings.HasPrefix(req.Version, "V") {
+			t.Fatalf("wire version still has leading v: %q", req.Version)
+		}
+		got[req.Version] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{"1.2.3", "9.0.0"} {
+		if _, ok := got[want]; !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("missing normalized %q in wire versions %v", want, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveModuleVersion_FallbackWhenUnknownModule(t *testing.T) {
+	// "nonexistent.example/none" will never appear in debug.BuildInfo of the
+	// test binary, so resolution must fall through to the fallback parameter.
+	got := ResolveModuleVersion("nonexistent.example/none", "0.0.0-fallback")
+	if got != "0.0.0-fallback" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected fallback, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveModuleVersion_StripsLeadingVFromBuildInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	// During `go test`, the Main module's path is the package under test.
+	// Its build info Version is typically "(devel)" — which we treat as
+	// unusable and fall back. Verify that branch: pass the current module
+	// path; expect the fallback rather than a literal "(devel)" leak.
+	got := ResolveModuleVersion("github.com/lukaszraczylo/oss-telemetry", "0.0.0-fallback")
+	if got == "(devel)" {
+		t.Fatalf("resolved to (devel) — should fall back to caller-supplied value")
+	}
+	if got == "v0.0.0-fallback" {
+		t.Fatalf("leading v not stripped from fallback path: %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendForModule_FallbackPath(t *testing.T) {
+	resetState(t)
+	srv := newCaptureServer(t, http.StatusNoContent)
+
+	// Unknown modulePath → resolver returns the fallback, which validVersion
+	// must accept and Send forward.
+	SendForModule("tool", "nonexistent.example/none", "1.2.3")
+	Wait(2 * time.Second)
+
+	if srv.Hits() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 hit, got %d", srv.Hits())
+	}
+	got, _ := srv.Last()
+	if got.Version != "1.2.3" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected wire version 1.2.3, got %q", got.Version)
+	}
+	if got.Project != "tool" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected project tool, got %q", got.Project)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDisable_StopsSubsequentSends(t *testing.T) {
 	resetState(t)
 	srv := newCaptureServer(t, http.StatusNoContent)
@@ -329,9 +421,21 @@ func TestValidationHelpers(t *testing.T) {
 		{"1.2.3", true},
 		{"1.4.0-beta1", true},
 		{"v1.0.0", true},
+		{"V1.0.0", true},
 		{"1.0.0+meta", true},
+		{"1.0.0-rc.1+build.7", true},
+		{"1", true},
+		{"1.2", true},
 		{"", false},
 		{"has space", false},
+		{"dev", false},
+		{"next", false},
+		{"v", false},
+		{"v.1.2", false},
+		{"1.2.3.4", false},
+		{"-1.2.3", false},
+		{"1.2.3-", false},
+		{"1.2.3+", false},
 		{strings.Repeat("1", 32), true},
 		{strings.Repeat("1", 33), false},
 	}