diff --git a/slpkg/utilities.py b/slpkg/utilities.py
index 1c681171..d41eabb1 100644
--- a/slpkg/utilities.py
+++ b/slpkg/utilities.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Generator, Any, Union
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
-# from packaging.version import Version
+from packaging.version import parse
 
 from slpkg.configs import Configs
 from slpkg.sbos.queries import SBoQueries
@@ -38,9 +37,8 @@ class Utilities:
     def is_package_installed(self, name: str) -> str:
         """ Returns the installed package name. """
         for package_name in self.installed_package_names:
-
             if package_name == name:
-                return package_name
+                return name
 
         return ''
 
@@ -127,8 +125,7 @@ class Utilities:
         if installed:
             installed_version: str = self.split_binary_pkg(installed)[1]
 
-        return (str(LooseVersion(f'{repository_version}.{repo_build_tag}')) >
-                str(LooseVersion(f'{installed_version}.{inst_build_tag}')))
+        return parse(repository_version + repo_build_tag) > parse(installed_version + inst_build_tag)
 
     def read_build_tag(self, sbo: str) -> str:
         """ Patching SBo TAG from the configuration file. """