diff --git a/src/devedeng/configuration_data.py b/src/devedeng/configuration_data.py
index 7e4cef5..4787b40 100644
--- a/src/devedeng/configuration_data.py
+++ b/src/devedeng/configuration_data.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 from gi.repository import GObject
 import os
-import pkg_resources
+import importlib_metadata
 import platform
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class configuration(GObject.GObject):
 
     def __init__(self):
         GObject.GObject.__init__(self)
-        self.version = str(pkg_resources.require("devedeng")[0].version)
+        self.version = str(importlib_metadata.version("devedeng"))
         print("Version: " + self.version)
 
     def _get_config_folder(self):