diff --git a/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go b/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
index 74f626a..0cc03cc 100644
--- a/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/events"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/metrics"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version"
 
 	imagev1alpha1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
 )
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func (r *ImagePolicyReconciler) calculateLatestImageSemver(pol *imagev1alpha1.Im
 	}
 	var latestVersion *semver.Version
 	for _, tag := range tags {
-		if v, err := semver.NewVersion(tag); err == nil {
+		if v, err := version.ParseVersion(tag); err == nil {
 			if constraint.Check(v) && (latestVersion == nil || v.GreaterThan(latestVersion)) {
 				latestVersion = v
 			}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4b70455..e66bef6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.4.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/recorder v0.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime v0.3.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.0.1
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v0.2.1
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.1.1
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.1
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.1
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.10.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.19.3
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.19.3
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.19.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a8a5cb0..2a83d34 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.3.0 h1:o2YkfGgf0j8sKeZs8cBmmmMKLA7kEoS1qYViOi
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.3.0/go.mod h1:wOzQQx8CdtUQCGaLzqGu4QgnNxYkI6/wvdvlovxWhF0=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.4.0 h1:JChqB9GGgorW9HWKxirTVV0rzrcLyzBaVjinmqZ0iHA=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.4.0/go.mod h1:wOzQQx8CdtUQCGaLzqGu4QgnNxYkI6/wvdvlovxWhF0=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/recorder v0.0.5 h1:D8qfupahIvh6ncCMn2yTHsrzG91S05sp4zdpsbKWeaU=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/recorder v0.0.5/go.mod h1:2UG6EroZ6ZbqmqoL8k/cQMe09e6A36WyH4t4UDUGyuU=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime v0.3.0 h1:WpeTmDT2meIe4NsU081I8zmUGgTYs3bIMRgs9F3Lj90=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime v0.3.0/go.mod h1:gPe6JgfPB4EDh5gaVkuI0SPuATk3PmclbFa1kPcZrKE=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.0.1 h1:/8asQoDXSThz3csiwi4Qo8Zb6blAxLXbtxNgeMJ9bCg=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.0.1/go.mod h1:WAF4FEEA9xyhngF8TDxg3UPu5fA1qhEYV8Pmi2Il01Q=
 github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jDsjWgpAGjm2CA7WthBh/CdZYEPF31XHquHwclZch5g=
 github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.3.0/go.mod h1:jDsjWgpAGjm2CA7WthBh/CdZYEPF31XHquHwclZch5g=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
@@ -1109,7 +1109,6 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 k8s.io/api v0.17.4/go.mod h1:5qxx6vjmwUVG2nHQTKGlLts8Tbok8PzHl4vHtVFuZCA=
-k8s.io/api v0.18.4/go.mod h1:lOIQAKYgai1+vz9J7YcDZwC26Z0zQewYOGWdyIPUUQ4=
 k8s.io/api v0.18.6 h1:osqrAXbOQjkKIWDTjrqxWQ3w0GkKb1KA1XkUGHHYpeE=
 k8s.io/api v0.18.6/go.mod h1:eeyxr+cwCjMdLAmr2W3RyDI0VvTawSg/3RFFBEnmZGI=
 k8s.io/api v0.19.3 h1:GN6ntFnv44Vptj/b+OnMW7FmzkpDoIDLZRvKX3XH9aU=
@@ -1117,7 +1116,6 @@ k8s.io/api v0.19.3/go.mod h1:VF+5FT1B74Pw3KxMdKyinLo+zynBaMBiAfGMuldcNDs=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.18.6 h1:vDlk7cyFsDyfwn2rNAO2DbmUbvXy5yT5GE3rrqOzaMo=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.18.6/go.mod h1:lv89S7fUysXjLZO7ke783xOwVTm6lKizADfvUM/SS/M=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.4/go.mod h1:gxLnyZcGNdZTCLnq3fgzyg2A5BVCHTNDFrw8AmuJ+0g=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.4/go.mod h1:OaXp26zu/5J7p0f92ASynJa1pZo06YlV9fG7BoWbCko=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.6 h1:RtFHnfGNfd1N0LeSrKCUznz5xtUP1elRGvHJbL3Ntag=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.18.6/go.mod h1:OaXp26zu/5J7p0f92ASynJa1pZo06YlV9fG7BoWbCko=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.19.3 h1:bpIQXlKjB4cB/oNpnNnV+BybGPR7iP5oYpsOTEJ4hgc=