diff --git a/tools/installers/install_chainer.sh b/tools/installers/install_chainer.sh
index 9ce037f68f6..9000bfb0d5a 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_chainer.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_chainer.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ python_version=$(python3 -c "import sys; print(sys.version.split()[0])")
 cuda_version_without_dot="${cuda_version/\./}"
 python_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$python_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EOF
 }
 cuda_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$cuda_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_fairscale.sh b/tools/installers/install_fairscale.sh
index 876c0b31ead..4988a75736d 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_fairscale.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_fairscale.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 torch_version=$(python3 -c "import torch; print(torch.__version__)")
 python_36_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import sys
 
 if V(sys.version) >= V("3.6"):
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ EOF
 pt_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
 import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$torch_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_fairseq.sh b/tools/installers/install_fairseq.sh
index 780d8ce81b0..e13970c036f 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_fairseq.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_fairseq.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 torch_version=$(python3 -c "import torch; print(torch.__version__)")
 python_36_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import sys
 
 if V(sys.version) >= V("3.6"):
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ EOF
 pt_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
 import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$torch_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_k2.sh b/tools/installers/install_k2.sh
index 667edb86a03..d41c16d39e7 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_k2.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_k2.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 
 
 python_36_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import sys
 
 if V(sys.version) >= V("3.6"):
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ libc_version="$(${libc_path} | grep "GNU C Library" | grep -oP "version [0-9]*.[
 pytorch_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
 import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$torch_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ EOF
 libc_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
 import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$libc_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_longformer.sh b/tools/installers/install_longformer.sh
index c942abb0dd9..d054fad50ea 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_longformer.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_longformer.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 torch_version=$(python3 -c "import torch; print(torch.__version__)")
 python_36_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import sys
 
 if V(sys.version) >= V("3.6"):
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ EOF
 pt_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
 import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$torch_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_s3prl.sh b/tools/installers/install_s3prl.sh
index 66f38af0e36..eeea6946c9c 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_s3prl.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_s3prl.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ $# != 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 torch_17_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import torch
 
 if V(torch.__version__) >= V("1.7"):
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 python_36_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import sys
 
 if V(sys.version) >= V("3.6"):
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_speechbrain.sh b/tools/installers/install_speechbrain.sh
index b3c2310206e..cb26a78f3ad 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_speechbrain.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_speechbrain.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ $# != 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 torch_18_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import torch
 
 if V(torch.__version__) >= V("1.8"):
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_torch.sh b/tools/installers/install_torch.sh
index 6444f91562e..d542183db53 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_torch.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_torch.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cuda_version_without_dot="${cuda_version/\./}"
 
 python_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$python_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ EOF
 }
 pytorch_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$torch_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_torch_optimizer.sh b/tools/installers/install_torch_optimizer.sh
index 5d8565deead..a4b42d4fade 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_torch_optimizer.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_torch_optimizer.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 torch_version=$(python3 -c "import torch; print(torch.__version__)")
 python_36_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import sys
 
 if V(sys.version) >= V("3.6"):
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ EOF
 pt_plus(){
     python3 <<EOF
 import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as L
+from packaging.version import parse as L
 if L('$torch_version') >= L('$1'):
     print("true")
 else:
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_warp-ctc.sh b/tools/installers/install_warp-ctc.sh
index 38267d955d4..259146ea388 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_warp-ctc.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_warp-ctc.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ $# != 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 torch_17_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import torch
 
 if V(torch.__version__) >= V("1.7"):
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 torch_11_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import torch
 
 if V(torch.__version__) >= V("1.1"):
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 torch_10_plus=$(python3 <<EOF
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V
+from packaging.version import parse as V
 import torch
 
 if V(torch.__version__) >= V("1.0"):
diff --git a/tools/installers/install_warp-transducer.sh b/tools/installers/install_warp-transducer.sh
index 9ed3ce18fc3..910083509d4 100755
--- a/tools/installers/install_warp-transducer.sh
+++ b/tools/installers/install_warp-transducer.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 # TODO(kamo): Consider clang case
 # Note: Requires gcc>=4.9.2 to build extensions with pytorch>=1.0
 if python3 -c 'import torch as t;assert t.__version__[0] == "1"' &> /dev/null; then \
-    python3 -c "from distutils.version import LooseVersion as V;assert V('$(gcc -dumpversion)') >= V('4.9.2'), 'Requires gcc>=4.9.2'"; \
+    python3 -c "from packaging.version import parse as V;assert V('$(gcc -dumpversion)') >= V('4.9.2'), 'Requires gcc>=4.9.2'"; \
 fi
 
 rm -rf warp-transducer