diff --git a/bagit.py b/bagit.py
index a27780c..3db74a3 100755
--- a/bagit.py
+++ b/bagit.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 from os.path import abspath, isdir, isfile, join
 
-from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
 try:
     from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ def find_locale_dir():
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(MODULE_NAME)
 
-try:
-    VERSION = get_distribution(MODULE_NAME).version
-except DistributionNotFound:
+VERSION = version(MODULE_NAME)
+if not VERSION:
     VERSION = "0.0.dev0"
 
 PROJECT_URL = "https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/bagit-python"