diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcd20ee3c..480c2fd2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pypi: https://pypi.org/project/aio.run.runner
 
 #### [dependatool](dependatool)
 
-version: 0.2.3.dev0
+version: 0.2.3
 
 pypi: https://pypi.org/project/dependatool
 
diff --git a/dependatool/VERSION b/dependatool/VERSION
index 6b2eab2eb..717903969 100644
--- a/dependatool/VERSION
+++ b/dependatool/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3-dev
+0.2.3
diff --git a/dependatool/dependatool/gomod/abstract.py b/dependatool/dependatool/gomod/abstract.py
index 24772ac1a..394e7efce 100644
--- a/dependatool/dependatool/gomod/abstract.py
+++ b/dependatool/dependatool/gomod/abstract.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def config(self) -> set:
 
     @async_property(cache=True)
     async def gomodfile_dirs(self) -> set[str]:
-        """Set of found directories in the repo containing gomodfile.txt."""
+        """Set of found directories in the repo containing a go.mod file."""
         return set(
             os.path.dirname(f"/{f}")
             for f in await self.checker.directory.files
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def dir_matches(self, path: str) -> bool:
         parent directory is excluded."""
         return (
             bool(self.gomodfile_filename.match(os.path.basename(path)))
+            and os.stat(path).st_size > 1
             and not self.checker.ignored_dirs.match(
                 os.path.dirname(f"/{path}")))
 
diff --git a/dependatool/tests/test_gomod_abstract_check.py b/dependatool/tests/test_gomod_abstract_check.py
index 4f71ec723..cb7ca764c 100644
--- a/dependatool/tests/test_gomod_abstract_check.py
+++ b/dependatool/tests/test_gomod_abstract_check.py
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ def test_gomod_abstract_check_errors(patches):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("name_matches", [True, False])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dir_ignored", [True, False])
-def test_gomod_abstract_check_dir_matches(patches, name_matches, dir_ignored):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("size", [0, 1, 2, 3])
+def test_gomod_abstract_check_dir_matches(
+        patches, name_matches, dir_ignored, size):
     checker = MagicMock()
     check = DummyDependatoolGomodCheck(checker)
     patched = patches(
@@ -175,13 +177,16 @@ def test_gomod_abstract_check_dir_matches(patches, name_matches, dir_ignored):
 
     with patched as (m_bool, m_os, m_filename):
         m_bool.return_value = name_matches
+        m_os.stat.return_value.st_size = size
         checker.ignored_dirs.match.return_value = (
             True
             if dir_ignored
             else False)
         assert (
             check.dir_matches(path)
-            == (name_matches and not dir_ignored))
+            == (name_matches
+                and size > 1
+                and not dir_ignored))
 
     assert m_os.path.basename.call_args == [(path, ), {}]
     assert (
@@ -192,7 +197,14 @@ def test_gomod_abstract_check_dir_matches(patches, name_matches, dir_ignored):
         == [(m_os.path.basename.return_value, ), {}])
     if not name_matches:
         assert not checker.ignored_dirs.match.called
-        assert not checker.path.parent.relative_to.called
+        assert not m_os.path.dirname.called
+        assert not m_os.stat.called
+        return
+    assert (
+        m_os.stat.call_args
+        == [(path, ), {}])
+    if size < 2:
+        assert not checker.ignored_dirs.match.called
         assert not m_os.path.dirname.called
         return
     assert (