diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 289c5ba67..d308c4033 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ keywords = [
     "osgeo",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "actinia-api==3.4.0",
+    "actinia-api==3.4.1",
     "Flask>=3.0.0",
     "boto3>=1.6.6",
     "colorlog>=4.2.1",
diff --git a/src/actinia_core/__init__.py b/src/actinia_core/__init__.py
index d2f931602..9f98a7a6c 100644
--- a/src/actinia_core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/actinia_core/__init__.py
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 #
 #######
 
-from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
-
+import importlib.metadata
 try:
     # Change here if project is renamed and does not equal the package name
     dist_name = __name__
-    __version__ = get_distribution(dist_name).version
-except DistributionNotFound:
+    __version__ = importlib.metadata.version(dist_name)
+except Exception:
     __version__ = "unknown"