diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 51daed72..5960abd7 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import pkg_resources
+import importlib.metadata as metadata
 import sys
 import os
 import shlex
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 copyright = "2018, Ian Bicking, Pylons Project and contributors"
 author = "Ian Bicking, Pylons Project, and contributors"
 
-version = release = pkg_resources.get_distribution("webob").version
+version = release = metadata.version("webob")
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.