diff --git a/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py b/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py
index a2e31fa..336ad9e 100644
--- a/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py
+++ b/pandas_ods_reader/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import pkg_resources
+import importlib.metadata
 
 from .main import read_ods
 
 
-__version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution("pandas_ods_reader").version
+__version__ = importlib.metadata.version("pandas-ods-reader")