diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5dd5ee3..6dcee1b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "Flask~=2.0",
         "gunicorn",
         "redis",
+        "importlib_metadata; python_version<'3.8'",
     ],
     description="A simple TAK server and COT router",
     long_description=long_description,
diff --git a/taky/__init__.py b/taky/__init__.py
index b347ca8..dc5e796 100644
--- a/taky/__init__.py
+++ b/taky/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+except ImportError:
+    # Python < 3.8
+    from importlib_metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
 
 from . import cot
 
 try:
-    __version__ = get_distribution(__name__).version
-except DistributionNotFound:
+    __version__ = version(__name__)
+except PackageNotFoundError:
     __version__ = "unknown"