[go module deps] - Update code to work with deps selected using only require directives as they respect the requirements of dependencies

[aaron-prindle]

As @bcmills noted here:
#8056

In the long term, the code should be updated to work with dependencies selected using only require directives, which respect the requirements of dependencies, rather than pinning versions below those requirements.

This bug tracks properly updating our go.mod file to adhere to the best practive above