diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 5bb98511cf..032b88b4aa 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ NEXT_SHORT_TAG=${NEXT_MAJOR}.${NEXT_MINOR}
 NEXT_UCXX_SHORT_TAG="$(curl -sL https://version.gpuci.io/rapids/${NEXT_SHORT_TAG})"
 
 # Need to distutils-normalize the original version
-NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440=$(python -c "from setuptools.extern import packaging; print(packaging.version.Version('${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}'))")
-NEXT_UCXX_SHORT_TAG_PEP440=$(python -c "from setuptools.extern import packaging; print(packaging.version.Version('${NEXT_UCXX_SHORT_TAG}'))")
+NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440=$(python -c "from packaging.version import Version; print(Version('${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}'))")
+NEXT_UCXX_SHORT_TAG_PEP440=$(python -c "from packaging.version import Version; print(Version('${NEXT_UCXX_SHORT_TAG}'))")
 
 echo "Preparing release $CURRENT_TAG => $NEXT_FULL_TAG"