diff --git a/pre_commit/clientlib.py b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
index 5b0bdbbd..e03d5d66 100644
--- a/pre_commit/clientlib.py
+++ b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from identify.identify import ALL_TAGS
 import pre_commit.constants as C
 from pre_commit.errors import FatalError
 from pre_commit.languages.all import all_languages
-from pre_commit.util import parse_version
 from pre_commit.util import yaml_load
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('pre_commit')
@@ -30,6 +29,11 @@ def check_type_tag(tag: str) -> None:
         )
 
 
+def parse_version(s: str) -> tuple[int, ...]:
+    """poor man's version comparison"""
+    return tuple(int(p) for p in s.split('.'))
+
+
 def check_min_version(version: str) -> None:
     if parse_version(version) > parse_version(C.VERSION):
         raise cfgv.ValidationError(
diff --git a/pre_commit/repository.py b/pre_commit/repository.py
index 4092277a..7670f997 100644
--- a/pre_commit/repository.py
+++ b/pre_commit/repository.py
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import pre_commit.constants as C
 from pre_commit.clientlib import load_manifest
 from pre_commit.clientlib import LOCAL
 from pre_commit.clientlib import META
+from pre_commit.clientlib import parse_version
 from pre_commit.hook import Hook
 from pre_commit.languages.all import languages
 from pre_commit.languages.helpers import environment_dir
 from pre_commit.prefix import Prefix
 from pre_commit.store import Store
-from pre_commit.util import parse_version
 from pre_commit.util import rmtree
 
 
diff --git a/pre_commit/util.py b/pre_commit/util.py
index bca89bb7..324544c7 100644
--- a/pre_commit/util.py
+++ b/pre_commit/util.py
@@ -241,10 +241,5 @@ def rmtree(path: str) -> None:
     shutil.rmtree(path, ignore_errors=False, onerror=handle_remove_readonly)
 
 
-def parse_version(s: str) -> tuple[int, ...]:
-    """poor man's version comparison"""
-    return tuple(int(p) for p in s.split('.'))
-
-
 def win_exe(s: str) -> str:
     return s if sys.platform != 'win32' else f'{s}.exe'
diff --git a/tests/clientlib_test.py b/tests/clientlib_test.py
index 12694e4d..efb2aa84 100644
--- a/tests/clientlib_test.py
+++ b/tests/clientlib_test.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from pre_commit.clientlib import MANIFEST_SCHEMA
 from pre_commit.clientlib import META_HOOK_DICT
 from pre_commit.clientlib import OptionalSensibleRegexAtHook
 from pre_commit.clientlib import OptionalSensibleRegexAtTop
+from pre_commit.clientlib import parse_version
 from testing.fixtures import sample_local_config
 
 
@@ -384,6 +385,12 @@ def test_default_language_version_invalid(mapping):
         cfgv.validate(mapping, DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_VERSION)
 
 
+def test_parse_version():
+    assert parse_version('0.0') == parse_version('0.0')
+    assert parse_version('0.1') > parse_version('0.0')
+    assert parse_version('2.1') >= parse_version('2')
+
+
 def test_minimum_pre_commit_version_failing():
     with pytest.raises(cfgv.ValidationError) as excinfo:
         cfg = {'repos': [], 'minimum_pre_commit_version': '999'}
diff --git a/tests/util_test.py b/tests/util_test.py
index 415982d0..310f8f58 100644
--- a/tests/util_test.py
+++ b/tests/util_test.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from pre_commit.util import cmd_output
 from pre_commit.util import cmd_output_b
 from pre_commit.util import cmd_output_p
 from pre_commit.util import make_executable
-from pre_commit.util import parse_version
 from pre_commit.util import rmtree
 
 
@@ -98,12 +97,6 @@ def test_cmd_output_no_shebang(tmpdir, fn):
     assert out.endswith(b'\n')
 
 
-def test_parse_version():
-    assert parse_version('0.0') == parse_version('0.0')
-    assert parse_version('0.1') > parse_version('0.0')
-    assert parse_version('2.1') >= parse_version('2')
-
-
 def test_rmtree_read_only_directories(tmpdir):
     """Simulates the go module tree.  See #1042"""
     tmpdir.join('x/y/z').ensure_dir().join('a').ensure()