diff --git a/server/storage/wal/version.go b/server/storage/wal/version.go
index 906ca2198f64..0190db98e2cd 100644
--- a/server/storage/wal/version.go
+++ b/server/storage/wal/version.go
@@ -53,32 +53,63 @@ func (w *walVersion) MinimalEtcdVersion() *semver.Version {
 func MinimalEtcdVersion(ents []raftpb.Entry) *semver.Version {
 	var maxVer *semver.Version
 	for _, ent := range ents {
-		maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, etcdVersionFromEntry(ent))
+		err := visitEntry(ent, func(path protoreflect.FullName, ver *semver.Version) error {
+			maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, ver)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 	}
 	return maxVer
 }
 
-func etcdVersionFromEntry(ent raftpb.Entry) *semver.Version {
-	msgVer := etcdVersionFromMessage(proto.MessageReflect(&ent))
-	dataVer := etcdVersionFromData(ent.Type, ent.Data)
-	return maxVersion(msgVer, dataVer)
+type Visitor func(path protoreflect.FullName, ver *semver.Version) error
+
+func VisitFileDescriptor(file protoreflect.FileDescriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
+	msgs := file.Messages()
+	for i := 0; i < msgs.Len(); i++ {
+		err := visitMessageDescriptor(msgs.Get(i), visitor)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	enums := file.Enums()
+	for i := 0; i < enums.Len(); i++ {
+		err := visitEnumDescriptor(enums.Get(i), visitor)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func visitEntry(ent raftpb.Entry, visitor Visitor) error {
+	err := visitMessage(proto.MessageReflect(&ent), visitor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return visitEntryData(ent.Type, ent.Data, visitor)
 }
 
-func etcdVersionFromData(entryType raftpb.EntryType, data []byte) *semver.Version {
+func visitEntryData(entryType raftpb.EntryType, data []byte, visitor Visitor) error {
 	var msg protoreflect.Message
-	var ver *semver.Version
 	switch entryType {
 	case raftpb.EntryNormal:
 		var raftReq etcdserverpb.InternalRaftRequest
 		err := pbutil.Unmarshaler(&raftReq).Unmarshal(data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil
+			return err
 		}
 		msg = proto.MessageReflect(&raftReq)
 		if raftReq.ClusterVersionSet != nil {
-			ver, err = semver.NewVersion(raftReq.ClusterVersionSet.Ver)
+			ver, err := semver.NewVersion(raftReq.ClusterVersionSet.Ver)
 			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
+				return err
+			}
+			err = visitor(msg.Descriptor().FullName(), ver)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 		}
 	case raftpb.EntryConfChange:
@@ -98,46 +129,106 @@ func etcdVersionFromData(entryType raftpb.EntryType, data []byte) *semver.Versio
 	default:
 		panic("unhandled")
 	}
-	return maxVersion(etcdVersionFromMessage(msg), ver)
+	return visitMessage(msg, visitor)
 }
 
-func etcdVersionFromMessage(m protoreflect.Message) *semver.Version {
-	var maxVer *semver.Version
-	md := m.Descriptor()
-	opts := md.Options().(*descriptorpb.MessageOptions)
-	if opts != nil {
-		ver, _ := EtcdVersionFromOptionsString(opts.String())
-		maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, ver)
+func visitMessageDescriptor(md protoreflect.MessageDescriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
+	err := visitDescriptor(md, visitor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fields := md.Fields()
+	for i := 0; i < fields.Len(); i++ {
+		fd := fields.Get(i)
+		err = visitDescriptor(fd, visitor)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
+	enums := md.Enums()
+	for i := 0; i < enums.Len(); i++ {
+		err := visitEnumDescriptor(enums.Get(i), visitor)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func visitMessage(m protoreflect.Message, visitor Visitor) error {
+	md := m.Descriptor()
+	err := visitDescriptor(md, visitor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	m.Range(func(field protoreflect.FieldDescriptor, value protoreflect.Value) bool {
 		fd := md.Fields().Get(field.Index())
-		maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, etcdVersionFromField(fd))
+		err = visitDescriptor(fd, visitor)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+
 		switch m := value.Interface().(type) {
 		case protoreflect.Message:
-			maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, etcdVersionFromMessage(m))
+			err = visitMessage(m, visitor)
 		case protoreflect.EnumNumber:
-			maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, etcdVersionFromEnum(field.Enum(), m))
+			err = visitEnumNumber(fd.Enum(), m, visitor)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
 		}
 		return true
 	})
-	return maxVer
+	return err
 }
 
-func etcdVersionFromEnum(enum protoreflect.EnumDescriptor, value protoreflect.EnumNumber) *semver.Version {
-	var maxVer *semver.Version
-	enumOpts := enum.Options().(*descriptorpb.EnumOptions)
-	if enumOpts != nil {
-		ver, _ := EtcdVersionFromOptionsString(enumOpts.String())
-		maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, ver)
+func visitEnumDescriptor(enum protoreflect.EnumDescriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
+	err := visitDescriptor(enum, visitor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fields := enum.Values()
+	for i := 0; i < fields.Len(); i++ {
+		fd := fields.Get(i)
+		err = visitDescriptor(fd, visitor)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func visitEnumNumber(enum protoreflect.EnumDescriptor, number protoreflect.EnumNumber, visitor Visitor) error {
+	err := visitDescriptor(enum, visitor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	valueDesc := enum.Values().Get(int(value))
-	valueOpts := valueDesc.Options().(*descriptorpb.EnumValueOptions)
+	return visitEnumValue(enum.Values().Get(int(number)), visitor)
+}
+
+func visitEnumValue(enum protoreflect.EnumValueDescriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
+	valueOpts := enum.Options().(*descriptorpb.EnumValueOptions)
 	if valueOpts != nil {
-		ver, _ := EtcdVersionFromOptionsString(valueOpts.String())
-		maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, ver)
+		ver, _ := etcdVersionFromOptionsString(valueOpts.String())
+		err := visitor(enum.FullName(), ver)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	return maxVer
+	return nil
+}
+
+func visitDescriptor(md protoreflect.Descriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
+	opts, ok := md.Options().(fmt.Stringer)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	ver, err := etcdVersionFromOptionsString(opts.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", md.FullName(), err)
+	}
+	return visitor(md.FullName(), ver)
 }
 
 func maxVersion(a *semver.Version, b *semver.Version) *semver.Version {
@@ -147,16 +238,7 @@ func maxVersion(a *semver.Version, b *semver.Version) *semver.Version {
 	return b
 }
 
-func etcdVersionFromField(fd protoreflect.FieldDescriptor) *semver.Version {
-	opts := fd.Options().(*descriptorpb.FieldOptions)
-	if opts == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	ver, _ := EtcdVersionFromOptionsString(opts.String())
-	return ver
-}
-
-func EtcdVersionFromOptionsString(opts string) (*semver.Version, error) {
+func etcdVersionFromOptionsString(opts string) (*semver.Version, error) {
 	// TODO: Use proto.GetExtention when gogo/protobuf is usable with protoreflect
 	msgs := []string{"[versionpb.etcd_version_msg]:", "[versionpb.etcd_version_field]:", "[versionpb.etcd_version_enum]:", "[versionpb.etcd_version_enum_value]:"}
 	var end, index int
diff --git a/server/storage/wal/version_test.go b/server/storage/wal/version_test.go
index 88857cf3e816..ace1ac5e344a 100644
--- a/server/storage/wal/version_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/wal/version_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/membershippb"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/pbutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -97,8 +98,13 @@ func TestEtcdVersionFromEntry(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			ver := etcdVersionFromEntry(tc.input)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, ver)
+			var maxVer *semver.Version
+			err := visitEntry(tc.input, func(path protoreflect.FullName, ver *semver.Version) error {
+				maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, ver)
+				return nil
+			})
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, maxVer)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -162,8 +168,13 @@ func TestEtcdVersionFromMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			ver := etcdVersionFromMessage(proto.MessageReflect(tc.input))
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, ver)
+			var maxVer *semver.Version
+			err := visitMessage(proto.MessageReflect(tc.input), func(path protoreflect.FullName, ver *semver.Version) error {
+				maxVer = maxVersion(maxVer, ver)
+				return nil
+			})
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expect, maxVer)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -237,7 +248,7 @@ func TestEtcdVersionFromFieldOptionsString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.input, func(t *testing.T) {
-			ver, err := EtcdVersionFromOptionsString(tc.input)
+			ver, err := etcdVersionFromOptionsString(tc.input)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, ver, tc.expect)
 		})
diff --git a/tools/proto-annotations/main.go b/tools/proto-annotations/main.go
index a5345325a4f0..105f829fb2de 100644
--- a/tools/proto-annotations/main.go
+++ b/tools/proto-annotations/main.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func allEtcdVersionAnnotations() (annotations []etcdVersionAnnotation, err error
 }
 
 func fileEtcdVersionAnnotations(file protoreflect.FileDescriptor) (annotations []etcdVersionAnnotation, err error) {
-	err = visitFileDescriptor(file, func(path string, ver *semver.Version) error {
+	err = wal.VisitFileDescriptor(file, func(path protoreflect.FullName, ver *semver.Version) error {
 		a := etcdVersionAnnotation{fullName: path, version: ver}
 		annotations = append(annotations, a)
 		return nil
@@ -109,80 +109,8 @@ func fileEtcdVersionAnnotations(file protoreflect.FileDescriptor) (annotations [
 	return annotations, err
 }
 
-type Visitor func(path string, ver *semver.Version) error
-
-func visitFileDescriptor(file protoreflect.FileDescriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
-	msgs := file.Messages()
-	for i := 0; i < msgs.Len(); i++ {
-		err := visitMessageDescriptor(msgs.Get(i), visitor)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	enums := file.Enums()
-	for i := 0; i < enums.Len(); i++ {
-		err := visitEnumDescriptor(enums.Get(i), visitor)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func visitMessageDescriptor(md protoreflect.MessageDescriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
-	err := VisitDescriptor(md, visitor)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fields := md.Fields()
-	for i := 0; i < fields.Len(); i++ {
-		fd := fields.Get(i)
-		err = VisitDescriptor(fd, visitor)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	enums := md.Enums()
-	for i := 0; i < enums.Len(); i++ {
-		err := visitEnumDescriptor(enums.Get(i), visitor)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
-func visitEnumDescriptor(enum protoreflect.EnumDescriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
-	err := VisitDescriptor(enum, visitor)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fields := enum.Values()
-	for i := 0; i < fields.Len(); i++ {
-		fd := fields.Get(i)
-		err = VisitDescriptor(fd, visitor)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
-func VisitDescriptor(md protoreflect.Descriptor, visitor Visitor) error {
-	s, ok := md.Options().(fmt.Stringer)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-	ver, err := wal.EtcdVersionFromOptionsString(s.String())
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", md.FullName(), err)
-	}
-	return visitor(string(md.FullName()), ver)
-}
-
 type etcdVersionAnnotation struct {
-	fullName string
+	fullName protoreflect.FullName
 	version  *semver.Version
 }