diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index c758c912..a7029aaf 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
 # serve to show the default.
 
 import os
-import pkg_resources
 import sys
 
+try:
+    import importlib.metadata as metadata
+except ImportError:
+    import importlib_metadata as metadata
+
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = pkg_resources.get_distribution('nox').version
+version = metadata.version('nox')
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/nox/__main__.py b/nox/__main__.py
index 57100598..f364882c 100644
--- a/nox/__main__.py
+++ b/nox/__main__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 
 import sys
 
-import pkg_resources
+try:
+    import importlib.metadata as metadata  # type: ignore
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    import importlib_metadata as metadata  # type: ignore
 
 from nox import _options, tasks, workflow
 from nox.logger import setup_logging
@@ -35,8 +38,7 @@ def main():
         return
 
     if args.version:
-        dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution("nox")
-        print(dist.version, file=sys.stderr)
+        print(metadata.version("nox"), file=sys.stderr)
         return
 
     setup_logging(color=args.color, verbose=args.verbose)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5875cd58..c39ab6f6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         "colorlog>=2.6.1,<5.0.0",
         "py>=1.4.0,<2.0.0",
         "virtualenv>=14.0.0",
+        "importlib_metadata; python_version < '3.8'",
     ],
     extras_require={"tox_to_nox": ["jinja2", "tox"]},
     entry_points={
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 48df1591..11464da7 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 import sys
 from unittest import mock
 
-import pkg_resources
+try:
+    import importlib.metadata as metadata
+except ImportError:
+    import importlib_metadata as metadata
 
 import contexter
 import nox
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 RESOURCES = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "resources")
-VERSION = pkg_resources.get_distribution("nox").version
+VERSION = metadata.version("nox")
 
 
 # This is needed because CI systems will mess up these tests due to the