diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py
index 85a6be3433..9fa9b32c52 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/InitGui.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class PathWorkbench(Workbench):
 
         import PathCommands
         import subprocess
+        from packaging.version import Version, parse
 
         PathGuiInit.Startup()
 
@@ -162,11 +163,11 @@ class PathWorkbench(Workbench):
                 r = subprocess.run(
                     ["camotics", "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True
                 ).stderr.strip()
-                major, minor, patch = r.split(".")
-                if int(major) >= 1 and int(minor) >= 2 and int(patch) >= 2:
-                    # subprocess.call(["camsim", "-v"])
+                v = parse(r)
+
+                if v >= Version("1.2.2"):
                     toolcmdlist.append("Path_Camotics")
-            except FileNotFoundError:
+            except (FileNotFoundError, ModuleNotFoundError):
                 pass
 
             try:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py
index 5786c507bb..fca0052a5a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathGuiInit.py
@@ -78,14 +78,18 @@ def Startup():
         from PathScripts import PathUtilsGui
         from PathScripts import PathVcarveGui
 
+        from packaging.version import Version, parse
+
         # If camotics is installed and current enough, import the GUI
         try:
             import camotics
+
             r = subprocess.run(
                 ["camotics", "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True
             ).stderr.strip()
-            major, minor, patch = r.split(".")
-            if int(major) >= 1 and int(minor) >= 2 and int(patch) >= 2:
+
+            v = parse(r)
+            if v >= Version("1.2.2"):
                 from PathScripts import PathCamoticsGui
         except (FileNotFoundError, ModuleNotFoundError):
             pass