diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package.go
index a7cab30e272..4c19b649523 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ var (
 	// spaceRegex includes nbsp (#160) considered to be a space character
 	spaceRegex  = regexp.MustCompile(`[\s\xa0]+`)
 	numberRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`\d`)
+	// commaSeparatedVersionRegex matches the comma-separated form that Windows
+	// VERSIONINFO resources often carry (mirroring the FILEVERSION x,y,z,w
+	// declaration in a .rc file), e.g. "3, 0, 21, 0"
+	commaSeparatedVersionRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+(?:\s*,\s*\d+)+$`)
 )
 
 func newPEPackage(versionResources map[string]string, f file.Location) pkg.Package {
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ func findVersionFromVR(versionResources map[string]string) string {
 
 func extractVersionFromResourcesValue(version string) string {
 	version = strings.TrimSpace(version)
+	version = normalizeCommaSeparatedVersion(version)
 	out := ""
 	for i, f := range strings.Fields(version) {
 		if containsNumber(out) && !containsNumber(f) {
@@ -143,6 +148,23 @@ func extractVersionFromResourcesValue(version string) string {
 	return out
 }
 
+// normalizeCommaSeparatedVersion converts the comma-separated version form used
+// by Windows VERSIONINFO resources into the canonical dotted form, e.g.
+// "3, 0, 21, 0" becomes "3.0.21.0". Values that are not entirely made up of
+// comma-separated numbers are returned unchanged.
+func normalizeCommaSeparatedVersion(version string) string {
+	if !commaSeparatedVersionRegex.MatchString(version) {
+		return version
+	}
+
+	fields := strings.Split(version, ",")
+	for i := range fields {
+		fields[i] = strings.TrimSpace(fields[i])
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(fields, ".")
+}
+
 func containsNumber(s string) bool {
 	return numberRegex.MatchString(s)
 }
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package_test.go
index cf5746317bb..9e23a8d9491 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/pe_package_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package binary
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
 )
 
@@ -22,3 +24,44 @@ func TestGhostscriptPEGeneratesGenericPURL(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected purl %q, got %q", expected, p.PURL)
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_findVersionFromVR(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		versionResources map[string]string
+		want             string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:             "dotted version is kept as-is",
+			versionResources: map[string]string{"ProductVersion": "3.0.21.0"},
+			want:             "3.0.21.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "comma separated version is normalized",
+			// VERSIONINFO resources often mirror the .rc FILEVERSION 3,0,21,0 form
+			versionResources: map[string]string{"ProductVersion": "3, 0, 21, 0"},
+			want:             "3.0.21.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "comma separated version without spaces is normalized",
+			versionResources: map[string]string{"FileVersion": "3,0,21,0"},
+			want:             "3.0.21.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "version with trailing comment is unaffected",
+			versionResources: map[string]string{"ProductVersion": "1.2.3 (build 456)"},
+			want:             "1.2.3",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "non numeric comma separated value is kept as-is",
+			versionResources: map[string]string{"ProductVersion": "1.0, beta"},
+			want:             "1.0,",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, findVersionFromVR(tt.versionResources))
+		})
+	}
+}