diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 764ecf74..fd3fb924 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import pkg_resources
+from packaging.version import Version
 import tomli
 from invoke import task
 from packaging.requirements import Requirement
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ def _validate_python_version(line):
         version_number = python_version.split(comparison)[-1].replace("'", '')
         comparison_function = COMPARISONS[comparison]
         is_valid = is_valid and comparison_function(
-            pkg_resources.parse_version(platform.python_version()),
-            pkg_resources.parse_version(version_number),
+            Version(platform.python_version()),
+            Version(version_number),
         )
 
     return is_valid