diff --git a/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py b/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py
index 336ad9e..38cbd83 100644
--- a/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py
+++ b/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-import importlib.metadata
+import sys
 
 from .main import read_ods
 
 
-__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("pandas-ods-reader")
+__distname__ = "pandas-ods-reader"
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    import importlib.metadata
+
+    __version__ = importlib.metadata.version(__distname__)
+else:
+    import pkg_resources
+
+    __version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution(__distname__).version