diff --git a/openscap_report/__init__.py b/openscap_report/__init__.py
index 52a550d7..be7fcf72 100644
--- a/openscap_report/__init__.py
+++ b/openscap_report/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 # Copyright 2022, Red Hat, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
 from os import path
 
-from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
-
 DISTRIBUTION_NAME = "openscap-report"
 try:
-    distribution = get_distribution(DISTRIBUTION_NAME)
-except DistributionNotFound:
+    __version__ = version(DISTRIBUTION_NAME)
+except PackageNotFoundError:
     __version__ = f"Version is unavailable. Please install {DISTRIBUTION_NAME}!"
-else:
-    __version__ = distribution.version