diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 152d6e07..5d18df4e 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tqdm>=4.27.0",
     "pydantic>=1.10",
     "attrs>=21.3.0",
-    "semver>=3.0",
+    "semver",
     "cachetools",
     "overrides>=0.7",
 ]
diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py b/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py
index 89bf08d6..f4347f0d 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import pyarrow as pa
 import pydantic
 import semver
 
-PYDANTIC_VERSION = semver.Version.parse(pydantic.__version__)
+PYDANTIC_VERSION = semver.parse_version_info(pydantic.__version__)
 try:
     from pydantic_core import CoreSchema, core_schema
 except ImportError: