diff --git a/ai_commit_msg/services/pip_service.py b/ai_commit_msg/services/pip_service.py
index cb00f68..16c6e50 100644
--- a/ai_commit_msg/services/pip_service.py
+++ b/ai_commit_msg/services/pip_service.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import requests
-import pkg_resources
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
 from ai_commit_msg.utils.logger import Logger
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def get_latest_version(package_name: str = PACKAGE_NAME) -> str:
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_version():
-        return pkg_resources.get_distribution(PACKAGE_NAME).version
+        return version(PACKAGE_NAME)
 
     @staticmethod
     def version_is_older(current_version: str, latest_version: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/ai_commit_msg/utils/utils.py b/ai_commit_msg/utils/utils.py
index 36bb995..ee6bb4b 100644
--- a/ai_commit_msg/utils/utils.py
+++ b/ai_commit_msg/utils/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import subprocess
-import pkg_resources
 
 
 # TODO - get repo root directory without using git command