1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gita/__init__.py b/gita/__init__.py
index 33c0f41..de4873d 100644
--- a/gita/__init__.py
+++ b/gita/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
-import pkg_resources
+import sys
 
-__version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution("gita").version
+
+def get_version() -> str:
+    try:
+        import pkg_resources
+    except ImportError:
+        try:
+            from importlib.metadata import version
+        except ImportError:
+            print("cannot determine version", sys.version_info)
+        else:
+            return version("gita")
+    else:
+        return pkg_resources.get_distribution("gita").version
+
+
+__version__ = get_version()