diff --git a/common/copr_common/request.py b/common/copr_common/request.py
index ed0cb3b73..3660a0014 100644
--- a/common/copr_common/request.py
+++ b/common/copr_common/request.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import json
 import time
-import pkg_resources
+from importlib.metadata import distribution
 from requests import get, post, put, RequestException
 
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class SafeRequest:
     package_name = 'copr-common'
     user_agent = {
         'name': package_name,
-        'version': pkg_resources.require(package_name)[0].version
+        'version': distribution(package_name).version,
     }
 
     def __init__(self, auth=None, log=None, try_indefinitely=False, timeout=2 * 60):