diff --git a/src/rez/vendor/version/__init__.py b/src/rez/vendor/version/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57d748640c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rez/vendor/version/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright Contributors to the Rez Project
+
+
+import warnings
+
+warnings.warn(
+    "module 'rez.vendor.version' is deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.0. Use 'rez.version' instead.",
+    DeprecationWarning,
+    stacklevel=2
+)
diff --git a/src/rez/vendor/version/requirement.py b/src/rez/vendor/version/requirement.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04f53ae5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rez/vendor/version/requirement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright Contributors to the Rez Project
+
+
+from rez.version._requirement import *
diff --git a/src/rez/vendor/version/util.py b/src/rez/vendor/version/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49dddd77c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rez/vendor/version/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright Contributors to the Rez Project
+
+
+from rez.version._util import *
diff --git a/src/rez/vendor/version/version.py b/src/rez/vendor/version/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3b7c54d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rez/vendor/version/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright Contributors to the Rez Project
+
+
+from rez.version._version import *