[release-1.20] use Masterminds/semver instead of x/mod

[github-actions]

🤖 Automated backport of #2015 to release-1.20

⚠️ This PR has merge conflicts that need manual resolution.

Original PR: #2015
Original Author: @tariq1890

Cherry-picked commits (1):

• 36e8473 use Masterminds/semver instead of x/mod

Next Steps:

1. Review the conflicts in the "Files changed" tab
2. Check out this branch locally: git fetch origin backport-2015-to-release-1.20 && git checkout backport-2015-to-release-1.20
3. Resolve conflicts manually
4. Push the resolution: git push --force-with-lease origin backport-2015-to-release-1.20

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Instructions for resolving conflicts

git fetch origin backport-2015-to-release-1.20
git checkout backport-2015-to-release-1.20
# Resolve conflicts in your editor
git add .
git commit
git push --force-with-lease origin backport-2015-to-release-1.20

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[cdesiniotis]

Closing in favor of #2106