diff --git a/hezar/embeddings/embedding.py b/hezar/embeddings/embedding.py
index 9c5495ce..6e680a06 100644
--- a/hezar/embeddings/embedding.py
+++ b/hezar/embeddings/embedding.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 )
 from ..utils import Logger, get_lib_version, verify_dependencies
 
+from packaging import version
+import importlib.metadata
 
 logger = Logger(__name__)
 
@@ -28,9 +30,12 @@
 
 # Check if the right combo of gensim/numpy versions are installed
 def _verify_gensim_installation():
+    numpy_version = importlib.metadata.version("numpy")
+    gensim_version = importlib.metadata.version("gensim")
+
     if (
-        not get_lib_version("numpy").startswith(REQUIRED_NUMPY_VERSION)
-        or not get_lib_version("gensim").startswith(REQUIRED_GENSIM_VERSION)
+        version.parse(numpy_version) < version.parse(REQUIRED_NUMPY_VERSION)
+        or version.parse(gensim_version) < version.parse(REQUIRED_GENSIM_VERSION)
     ):
         raise ImportError(
             f"The embeddings module in this version of Hezar, requires a combo of numpy>={REQUIRED_NUMPY_VERSION} and "