diff --git a/audeer/__init__.py b/audeer/__init__.py
index a6a7a76..ca8894a 100644
--- a/audeer/__init__.py
+++ b/audeer/__init__.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 
 # Dynamically get the version of the installed module
 try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    __version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution(__name__).version
+    import importlib.metadata
+    __version__ = importlib.metadata.version(__name__)
 except Exception:  # pragma: no cover
-    pkg_resources = None  # pragma: no cover
+    importlib = None  # pragma: no cover
 finally:
-    del pkg_resources
+    del importlib