diff --git a/goenv/version.go b/goenv/version.go
index cdfa278b..81cbf8a0 100644
--- a/goenv/version.go
+++ b/goenv/version.go
@@ -60,7 +60,18 @@ func Parse(version string) (major, minor int, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse version: %s", err)
 	}
-	return
+
+	return major, minor, nil
+}
+
+// WantGoVersion returns true if Go version s is >= major and minor.
+// Returns false if s is not a valid Go version string. See [Parse] for more information.
+func WantGoVersion(s string, major, minor int) bool {
+	ma, mi, err := Parse(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return ma >= major && mi >= minor
 }
 
 // GorootVersionString returns the version string as reported by the Go
diff --git a/goenv/version_test.go b/goenv/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc500ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/goenv/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package goenv
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		v       string
+		major   int
+		minor   int
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"", 0, 0, true},
+		{"go", 0, 0, true},
+		{"go1", 0, 0, true},
+		{"go.0", 0, 0, true},
+		{"go1.0", 1, 0, false},
+		{"go1.1", 1, 1, false},
+		{"go1.23", 1, 23, false},
+		{"go1.23.5", 1, 23, false},
+		{"go1.23.5-rc6", 1, 23, false},
+		{"go2.0", 2, 0, false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.v, func(t *testing.T) {
+			major, minor, err := Parse(tt.v)
+			if err == nil && tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Parse(%q): expected err != nil", tt.v)
+			}
+			if err != nil && !tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("Parse(%q): expected err == nil", tt.v)
+			}
+			if major != tt.major || minor != tt.minor {
+				t.Errorf("Parse(%q): expected %d, %d, nil; got %d, %d, %v",
+					tt.v, tt.major, tt.minor, major, minor, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}