diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/version.py b/plugins/module_utils/version.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+"""Provide version object to compare version numbers."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.six import raise_from
+
+try:
+    from ansible.module_utils.compat.version import LooseVersion  # noqa: F401, pylint: disable=unused-import
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        from distutils.version import LooseVersion  # noqa: F401, pylint: disable=unused-import
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        msg = 'To use this plugin or module with ansible-core 2.11, you need to use Python < 3.12 with distutils.version present'
+        raise_from(ImportError(msg), exc)