diff --git a/master.py b/master.py
index e8f0dc4..b8a7460 100644
--- a/master.py
+++ b/master.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from queue import Empty
 import yaml
 from humanfriendly import format_timespan
 from packaging import version
+from packaging.version import LegacyVersion
 
 regex_pkgver = re.compile(r"^_?pkgver\s*=\s*(.+)$", re.MULTILINE)
 regex_pkgrel = re.compile(r"^pkgrel\s*=\s*(.+)$", re.MULTILINE)
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ def parse_pkgbuild(pkgbuild_file):
         logging.warning("[%s] Failed to parse pkgbuild", pkgbuild_file.split("/")[-4])
         return version.parse("")
 
-    return version.parse("{}-{}".format(pkgver[0], pkgrel[0]))
+    return LegacyVersion("{}-{}".format(pkgver[0], pkgrel[0]))
 
 
 def increase_pkgrel(pkgbuild_file):
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ def increase_pkgrel(pkgbuild_file):
 def parse_repo(name, repo):
     ver_split = find_all_files_for_pkg(name, repo)[0].split("-")
 
-    return version.parse(ver_split[-3] + "-" + ver_split[-2])
+    return LegacyVersion(ver_split[-3] + "-" + ver_split[-2])
 
 
 def sync_marchs_with_config():