diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b2cd37..0816f51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ Ensure that yout python3 version is at least Python 3.7!
 
 ```
 sudo apt install python3-pip
-pip3 install pip3 --upgrade --user
-pip3 install pybuilder ddadevops deprecation --user
+pip3 install pip3 --upgrade
+pip3 install pybuilder ddadevops deprecation
 export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin
 
 # in case of using terraform
-pip3 install dda-python-terraform --user
+pip3 install dda-python-terraform packaging
 
 # in case of using AwsMixin
-pip3 install boto3 --user
+pip3 install boto3
 
 # in case of using AwsMfaMixin
-pip3 install boto3 mfa --user
+pip3 install boto3 mfa
 ```
 
 # Example Build
diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
index 3c2e184..25d5dae 100644
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ pytest==7.1
 pytest-cov==3.0
 pytest-datafiles==2.0
 dda-python-terraform==2.0.1
+packaging==3.0
 boto3==1.24
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py
index 5e64be5..ab8d3aa 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from pkg_resources import *
 from dda_python_terraform import *
 from .python_util import filter_none
 from .devops_build import DevopsBuild, create_devops_build_config
+from packaging import version
 import sys
 
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def create_devops_terraform_build_config(stage,
                                          terraform_build_commons_dir_name='terraform',
                                          debug_print_terraform_command=False,
                                          additional_tfvar_files=[],
-                                         terraform_version=0.15):
+                                         terraform_semantic_version="1.0.8"):
     ret = create_devops_build_config(
         stage, project_root_path, module, build_dir_name)
     ret.update({'additional_vars': additional_vars,
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def create_devops_terraform_build_config(stage,
                 'terraform_build_commons_dir_name': terraform_build_commons_dir_name,
                 'debug_print_terraform_command': debug_print_terraform_command,
                 'additional_tfvar_files': additional_tfvar_files,
-                'terraform_version': terraform_version})
+                'terraform_semantic_version': terraform_semantic_version})
     return ret
 
 class DevopsTerraformBuild(DevopsBuild):
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class DevopsTerraformBuild(DevopsBuild):
         self.terraform_build_commons_dir_name = config['terraform_build_commons_dir_name']
         self.debug_print_terraform_command = config['debug_print_terraform_command']
         self.additional_tfvar_files = config['additional_tfvar_files']
-        self.terraform_version = config['terraform_version']
+        self.terraform_semantic_version = config['terraform_semantic_version']
 
     def terraform_build_commons_path(self):
         mylist = [self.build_commons_path,
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class DevopsTerraformBuild(DevopsBuild):
         self.rescue_local_state()
         
     def init_client(self):
-        tf = Terraform(working_dir=self.build_path(), terraform_version=self.terraform_version)
+        tf = Terraform(working_dir=self.build_path(), terraform_semantic_version=self.terraform_semantic_version)
         tf.init()
         self.print_terraform_command(tf)
         if self.use_workspace:
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ class DevopsTerraformBuild(DevopsBuild):
             auto_approve_flag = IsFlagged
         else:
             auto_approve_flag = None
-        if self.terraform_version >= 1.0:
+        if version.parse(self.terraform_semantic_version) >= version.parse("1.0.0"):
             return_code, stdout, stderr = tf.apply(capture_output=False, raise_on_error=True,
                     auto_approve=auto_approve_flag,
                     var=self.project_vars(),
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ class DevopsTerraformBuild(DevopsBuild):
             auto_approve_flag = IsFlagged
         else:
             auto_approve_flag = None
-        if self.terraform_version >= 1.0:
+        if version.parse(self.terraform_semantic_version >= version.parse("1.0.0"):
             return_code, stdout, stderr = tf.destroy(capture_output=False, raise_on_error=True,
                     auto_approve=auto_approve_flag,
                     var=self.project_vars(),