diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index eadf6ae..d3471d8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod print;
+mod util;
 use clap::Parser;
 use core::str;
 use log::{debug, error};
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed44251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use regex::Regex;
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq)]
+enum VersionComponent {
+    Number(u64),
+    Text(String),
+}
+
+impl std::cmp::Ord for VersionComponent {
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
+        use VersionComponent::{Number, Text};
+        match (self, other) {
+            (Number(x), Number(y)) => x.cmp(y),
+            (Text(x), Text(y)) => match (x.as_str(), y.as_str()) {
+                ("pre", _) => Ordering::Less,
+                (_, "pre") => Ordering::Greater,
+                _ => x.cmp(y),
+            },
+            (Text(_), Number(_)) => Ordering::Less,
+            (Number(_), Text(_)) => Ordering::Greater,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialOrd for VersionComponent {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        Some(self.cmp(other))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compares two strings of package versions, and figures out the greater one.
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// * Ordering
+pub fn compare_versions(a: &str, b: &str) -> Ordering {
+    let iter_a = version_split_regex().find_iter(a).map(|m| {
+        use VersionComponent::{Number, Text};
+        let bla = m.as_str();
+        bla.parse().map_or_else(|_| Text(bla.to_string()), Number)
+    });
+
+    let iter_b = version_split_regex().find_iter(b).map(|m| {
+        use VersionComponent::{Number, Text};
+        let bla = m.as_str();
+        bla.parse().map_or_else(|_| Text(bla.to_string()), Number)
+    });
+
+    iter_a.cmp(iter_b)
+}
+
+fn version_split_regex() -> &'static Regex {
+    static REGEX: OnceLock<Regex> = OnceLock::new();
+    REGEX.get_or_init(|| {
+        Regex::new(r"(\d+|[a-zA-Z]+)").expect("Failed to compile regex pattern for nix store paths")
+    })
+}