diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 6aa26539..a9034bc8 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 
 import re
-with file(os.path.join(path_dir, 'intercom', 'intercom.py')) as init:
+with open(os.path.join(path_dir, 'intercom', 'intercom.py')) as init:
     source = init.read()
     m = re.search("__version__ = '(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)'", source, re.M)
     version = m.groups()[0]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1c13d66f..48e77e50 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-with file(os.path.join('intercom', 'intercom.py')) as init:
+with open(os.path.join('intercom', 'intercom.py')) as init:
     source = init.read()
     m = re.search("__version__ = '(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)'", source, re.M)
     __version__ = m.groups()[0]