[Bug] Version Check Fails on Windows

### Is this a new bug in dbt-common?

- [X] I believe this is a new bug in dbt-common
- [X] I have searched the existing issues, and I could not find an existing issue for this bug

### Current Behavior

Version check (`dbt --version`) appears to fail sometimes on Windows, as captured in the following screenshot:


I have not locally reproduced the issue yet, but a general Google search for the error message indicates it is somewhat common, and probably Windows-only.

### Expected Behavior

The `dbt --version` command should work on all supported operating systems.