src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go           | 3 +++
 src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_go.txt | 7 +++++++

diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go
index 7dd9a90c18695666e6d26976d058f0c851babaf9..892e3cb5009927229798dcb91f91b7718b42ebd3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ 	// Assume b.WorkDir is being trimmed properly.
 	if !p.Goroot && !cfg.BuildTrimpath && !strings.HasPrefix(p.Dir, b.WorkDir) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(h, "dir %s\n", p.Dir)
 	}
+	if p.Module != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(h, "go %s\n", p.Module.GoVersion)
+	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(h, "goos %s goarch %s\n", cfg.Goos, cfg.Goarch)
 	fmt.Fprintf(h, "import %q\n", p.ImportPath)
 	fmt.Fprintf(h, "omitdebug %v standard %v local %v prefix %q\n", p.Internal.OmitDebug, p.Standard, p.Internal.Local, p.Internal.LocalPrefix)
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_go.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_go.txt
index 3ec8137e2d313044344d1ada6e6b3cb2ba231570..38321d071fb35e9adf1c8664f9c7de6edfab9549 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_go.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_edit_go.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ go mod edit -go=1.9
 grep 'go 1.9' go.mod
 go build
 
+# Reverting the version should force a rebuild and error instead of using
+# the cached 1.9 build. (https://golang.org/issue/37804)
+go mod edit -go=1.8
+! go build
+stderr 'type aliases only supported as of'
+
+
 -- go.mod --
 module m
 go 1.8