diff --git a/nonebot/__init__.py b/nonebot/__init__.py
index 52b6ac07..31bc9063 100644
--- a/nonebot/__init__.py
+++ b/nonebot/__init__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ FrontMatter:
 
 import os
 import importlib
+from importlib.metadata import version
 from typing import Any, Dict, Type, Optional
 
 import loguru
@@ -51,14 +52,9 @@ from nonebot.config import Env, Config
 from nonebot.drivers import Driver, ReverseDriver, combine_driver
 
 try:
-    import pkg_resources
-
-    _dist: pkg_resources.Distribution = pkg_resources.get_distribution("nonebot2")
-    __version__ = _dist.version
-    VERSION = _dist.parsed_version
+    __version__ = version("nonebot2")
 except Exception:  # pragma: no cover
     __version__ = None
-    VERSION = None
 
 _driver: Optional[Driver] = None