diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc
index 5c84402268d..9cdadb31544 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.batch.inc
@@ -23,6 +23,43 @@ use Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface;
 // Follow-up issue: https://www.drupal.org/node/1834298.
 require_once __DIR__ . '/locale.translation.inc';
 
+/**
+ * Implements callback_batch_operation().
+ *
+ * Checks for changed project versions, and cleans-up data from the old version.
+ * For example when a module is updated. This will make the translation import
+ * system use translations that match the current version.
+ *
+ * @param string $project
+ *   Machine name of the project for which to check the translation status.
+ * @param string $langcode
+ *   Language code of the language for which to check the translation.
+ * @param array|\ArrayAccess $context
+ *   The batch context.
+ */
+function locale_translation_batch_version_check(string $project, string $langcode, array|\ArrayAccess &$context) {
+  $locale_project = \Drupal::service('locale.project')->get($project);
+
+  if (empty($locale_project)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  $status = \Drupal::keyValue('locale.translation_status')->get($project);
+  if (!isset($status[$langcode])) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if ($locale_project['version'] == $status[$langcode]->version) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  \Drupal::moduleHandler()->loadInclude('locale', 'bulk.inc');
+  locale_translation_status_delete_projects([$project]);
+  locale_translate_delete_translation_files([$project]);
+
+  $context['message'] = t('Checked version of %project.', ['%project' => $project]);
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements callback_batch_operation().
  *
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
index 5a5a9c165ad..634679e9fbb 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ function _locale_translation_batch_status_operations($projects, $langcodes, $opt
 
   foreach ($projects as $project) {
     foreach ($langcodes as $langcode) {
-      // Check status of local and remote translation sources.
+      // Check version and status translation sources.
+      $operations[] = ['locale_translation_batch_version_check', [$project, $langcode]];
       $operations[] = ['locale_translation_batch_status_check', [$project, $langcode, $options]];
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleTranslationChangeProjectVersionTest.php b/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleTranslationChangeProjectVersionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46bbb1246ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleTranslationChangeProjectVersionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\locale\Functional;
+
+use Drupal\Core\StreamWrapper\PublicStream;
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
+
+/**
+ * Tests how translations are handled when a project gets updated.
+ *
+ * @group locale
+ */
+class LocaleTranslationChangeProjectVersionTest extends LocaleUpdateBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected $defaultTheme = 'stark';
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp(): void {
+    parent::setUp();
+    \Drupal::moduleHandler()->loadInclude('locale', 'inc', 'locale.batch');
+    ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('de')->save();
+
+    \Drupal::state()->set('locale.test_projects_alter', TRUE);
+    \Drupal::state()->set('locale.remove_core_project', TRUE);
+
+    // Setup the environment.
+    $config = $this->config('locale.settings');
+    $public_path = PublicStream::basePath();
+    $this->setTranslationsDirectory($public_path . '/local');
+    $config
+      ->set('translation.default_filename', '%project-%version.%language._po')
+      ->set('translation.use_source', LOCALE_TRANSLATION_USE_SOURCE_LOCAL)
+      ->save();
+
+    // This test uses .po files for the old translation file instead of the ._po
+    // files because locale_translate_get_interface_translation_files() (used to
+    // delete old translation files) only works with .po files.
+    // The new translation file uses _po.
+    // Old version: 8.x-1.0; New version: 8.x-1.1.
+    $this->makePoFile('remote/all/contrib_module_one', 'contrib_module_one-8.x-1.0.de.po', $this->timestampOld, []);
+    $this->makePoFile('remote/all/contrib_module_one', 'contrib_module_one-8.x-1.1.de._po', $this->timestampNew, []);
+    $this->makePoFile('local', 'contrib_module_one-8.x-1.0.de.po', $this->timestampOld, []);
+
+    // Initialize the projects status and change the project version to the old
+    // version. This makes the code update the module translation to the new
+    // version when the (batch) update script is triggered.
+    $status = locale_translation_get_status();
+    $status['contrib_module_one']['de']->version = '8.x-1.0';
+    \Drupal::keyValue('locale.translation_status')->setMultiple($status);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests update translations when project version changes.
+   */
+  public function testUpdateImportSourceRemote() {
+
+    // Verify that the project status has the old version.
+    $status = locale_translation_get_status(['contrib_module_one']);
+    $this->assertEquals('8.x-1.0', $status['contrib_module_one']['de']->version);
+
+    // Verify that the old translation file exists and the new does not exist.
+    $this->assertFileExists('translations://contrib_module_one-8.x-1.0.de.po');
+    $this->assertFileDoesNotExist('translations://contrib_module_one-8.x-1.1.de._po');
+
+    // Run batch tasks.
+    $context = [];
+    locale_translation_batch_version_check('contrib_module_one', 'de', $context);
+    locale_translation_batch_status_check('contrib_module_one', 'de', [], $context);
+    locale_translation_batch_fetch_download('contrib_module_one', 'de', $context);
+
+    // Verify that the project status has the new version.
+    $status = locale_translation_get_status(['contrib_module_one']);
+    $this->assertEquals('8.x-1.1', $status['contrib_module_one']['de']->version);
+
+    // Verify that the old translation file was removed and the new was
+    // downloaded.
+    $this->assertFileDoesNotExist('translations://contrib_module_one-8.x-1.0.de.po');
+    $this->assertFileExists('translations://contrib_module_one-8.x-1.1.de._po');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateBase.php b/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateBase.php
index bfb2d0fe4bc..c4174caf26b 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateBase.php
@@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ EOF;
     }
 
     \Drupal::service('file_system')->prepareDirectory($path, FileSystemInterface::CREATE_DIRECTORY);
+    $fileUri = $path . '/' . $filename;
     $file = File::create([
       'uid' => 1,
       'filename' => $filename,
-      'uri' => $path . '/' . $filename,
+      'uri' => $fileUri,
       'filemime' => 'text/x-gettext-translation',
       'timestamp' => $timestamp,
     ]);
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ EOF;
     file_put_contents($file->getFileUri(), $po_header . $text);
     touch(\Drupal::service('file_system')->realpath($file->getFileUri()), $timestamp);
     $file->save();
+
+    $this->assertTrue(file_exists($fileUri));
+    $this->assertEquals($timestamp, filemtime($fileUri));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateCronTest.php b/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateCronTest.php
index e59732f336d..22c3c69d71d 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateCronTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/tests/src/Functional/LocaleUpdateCronTest.php
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ class LocaleUpdateCronTest extends LocaleUpdateBase {
     locale_cron();
 
     // Check whether tasks are added to the queue.
+    // Expected tasks:
+    // - locale_translation_batch_version_check
+    // - locale_translation_batch_status_check
+    // - locale_translation_batch_status_finished.
     $queue = \Drupal::queue('locale_translation', TRUE);
-    $this->assertEquals(2, $queue->numberOfItems(), 'Queue holds tasks for one project.');
+    $this->assertEquals(3, $queue->numberOfItems(), 'Queue holds tasks for one project.');
     $item = $queue->claimItem();
     $queue->releaseItem($item);
     $this->assertEquals('contrib_module_two', $item->data[1][0], 'Queue holds tasks for contrib module one.');
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ class LocaleUpdateCronTest extends LocaleUpdateBase {
 
     // Check whether no more tasks are added to the queue.
     $queue = \Drupal::queue('locale_translation', TRUE);
-    $this->assertEquals(2, $queue->numberOfItems(), 'Queue holds tasks for one project.');
+    $this->assertEquals(3, $queue->numberOfItems(), 'Queue holds tasks for one project.');
 
     // Ensure last checked is updated to a greater time than the initial value.
     sleep(1);