diff --git a/elpy/blackutil.py b/elpy/blackutil.py
index e09ed417..cef08b2e 100644
--- a/elpy/blackutil.py
+++ b/elpy/blackutil.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 from elpy.rpc import Fault
 # in case pkg_resources is not properly installed
 # (see https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/elpy/issues/1674).
+# in case pkg_resources is not properly installed
+# (see https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/elpy/issues/1674).
 try:
-    from pkg_resources import parse_version
+    from packaging.version import Version as parse_version
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     def parse_version(*arg, **kwargs):
         raise Fault("`pkg_resources` could not be imported, "
diff --git a/elpy/jedibackend.py b/elpy/jedibackend.py
index 96b75502..a4aa0c7e 100644
--- a/elpy/jedibackend.py
+++ b/elpy/jedibackend.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # in case pkg_resources is not properly installed
 # (see https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/elpy/issues/1674).
 try:
-    from pkg_resources import parse_version
+    from packaging.version import Version as parse_version
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     def parse_version(*arg, **kwargs):
         raise Fault("`pkg_resources` could not be imported, "