diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 41f5a3b..1030bff 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
     parsimonious==0.9.0
+	importlib-metadata>=6.0.0 ; python_version < "3.8"
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
@@ -63,4 +64,4 @@ extension-pkg-whitelist =
 
 [pydocstyle]
 convention = numpy
-add_ignore = D2,D105,D101,D100,D104,D106
\ No newline at end of file
+add_ignore = D2,D105,D101,D100,D104,D106
diff --git a/src/daidepp/__init__.py b/src/daidepp/__init__.py
index 611756e..88a3337 100644
--- a/src/daidepp/__init__.py
+++ b/src/daidepp/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-from importlib.metadata import version
 
 from daidepp.daide_visitor import daide_visitor
 from daidepp.grammar import create_daide_grammar
 from daidepp.keywords import *
 
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import version
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib_metadata import version
+
 __version__ = version("daidepp")