diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e5c43f8..8a356fb 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from importlib.metadata import version
+import importlib.metadata
 
 from packaging.version import parse
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 author = "Alex Grönholm"
 copyright = "2015, " + author
 
-v = parse(version(project))
+v = parse(importlib.metadata.version(project))
 version = v.base_version
 release = v.public