diff --git a/select2/__init__.py b/select2/__init__.py
index c9667ba..ef45ab5 100644
--- a/select2/__init__.py
+++ b/select2/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-import pkg_resources
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
+except ImportError:
+    # For Python <3.8, fallback to importlib_metadata backport
+    from importlib_metadata import version, PackageNotFoundError
 
 try:
-    __version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution('django-select2-forms').version
-except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
+    __version__ = version('django-select2-forms')
+except PackageNotFoundError:
     __version__ = None
+