diff --git a/jcvi/__init__.py b/jcvi/__init__.py
index 75633151..89bf10ae 100644
--- a/jcvi/__init__.py
+++ b/jcvi/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
+from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
 
 
 __author__ = (
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 
 try:
-    VERSION = get_distribution(__name__).version
-except DistributionNotFound:  # pragma: no cover
+    VERSION = version(__name__)
+except PackageNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover
     try:
         from .version import version as VERSION  # noqa
     except ImportError as exc:  # pragma: no cover