diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1b9e59..0923727 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 We follow [Semantic Versions](https://semver.org/).
 
 
+## Version 0.7.0
+
+### Features
+
+- Use `importlib` instead of `pkg_resources` to get package version
+
+
 ## Version 0.6.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/coverage_conditional_plugin/__init__.py b/coverage_conditional_plugin/__init__.py
index 5fd6b3b..b9ac519 100644
--- a/coverage_conditional_plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/coverage_conditional_plugin/__init__.py
@@ -2,17 +2,14 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 from importlib import import_module
-from typing import ClassVar, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Tuple, Union
+from typing import ClassVar, Dict, Iterable, Tuple, Union
 
-try:  # pragma: no cover
-    from importlib.metadata import version as metadata_version
-except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
-    from importlib_metadata import version as metadata_version  # type: ignore
 from coverage import CoveragePlugin
 from coverage.config import CoverageConfig
-from packaging import version
 from packaging.markers import default_environment
 
+from coverage_conditional_plugin.version import package_version
+
 
 def get_env_info() -> Dict[str, object]:
     """Public helper to get the same env we pass to the plugin."""
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ def get_env_info() -> Dict[str, object]:
         'sys_version_info': sys.version_info,
         'os_environ': os.environ,
         'is_installed': _is_installed,
-        'package_version': _package_version,
+        'package_version': package_version,
         # We need this, otherwise `_should_be_applied` can generate a warning:
         'sys': sys,
     })
@@ -121,20 +118,6 @@ def _is_installed(package: str) -> bool:
     return True
 
 
-def _package_version(
-    package: str,
-) -> Optional[Tuple[int, ...]]:
-    """
-    Helper function that fetches distribution version.
-
-    Can throw multiple exceptions.
-    Be careful, use ``is_installed`` before using this one.
-
-    Returns parsed varsion to be easily worked with.
-    """
-    return version.parse(metadata_version(package)).release
-
-
 def coverage_init(reg, options) -> None:
     """
     Entrypoint, part of the ``coverage`` API.
diff --git a/coverage_conditional_plugin/version.py b/coverage_conditional_plugin/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a070d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coverage_conditional_plugin/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+
+try:  # pragma: no cover
+    from importlib.metadata import version as metadata_version
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    from importlib_metadata import version as metadata_version  # type: ignore
+
+from packaging import version
+
+
+def package_version(
+    package: str,
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, ...]]:
+    """
+    Helper function that fetches distribution version.
+
+    Can throw multiple exceptions.
+    Be careful, use ``is_installed`` before using this one.
+
+    Returns parsed varsion to be easily worked with.
+    """
+    return version.parse(metadata_version(package)).release
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 225f7bf..11a3c35 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "coverage-conditional-plugin"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 description = "Conditional coverage based on any rules you define!"
 license = "MIT"
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0ca71e8..647301f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extend-exclude =
 per-file-ignores =
   # we need nested import and block variable overlap for conditional
   # importlib_metadata import
-  coverage_conditional_plugin/__init__.py: WPS433, WPS440
+  coverage_conditional_plugin/version.py: WPS433, WPS440
   # Disable `test_project` complexity checks:
   test_project/example.py: WPS202
   # Enable `assert` keyword and magic numbers for tests:
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ warn_redundant_casts = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
 warn_unreachable = true
 
-[mypy-coverage_conditional_plugin]
+[mypy-coverage_conditional_plugin.version]
 # We allow unused `ignore` comments, because we cannot sync it between versions:
 warn_unused_ignores = false
diff --git a/tests/test_implementation.py b/tests/test_implementation.py
index 135a4ec..6c0501a 100644
--- a/tests/test_implementation.py
+++ b/tests/test_implementation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from coverage_conditional_plugin import _is_installed, _package_version
+from coverage_conditional_plugin import _is_installed
+from coverage_conditional_plugin.version import package_version
 
 
 def test_is_installed():
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ def test_is_installed():
 
 def test_package_version():
     """Ensures that ``_package_version`` is correct."""
-    coverage_version = _package_version('coverage')
-    pytest_version = _package_version('pytest')
+    coverage_version = package_version('coverage')
+    pytest_version = package_version('pytest')
 
     assert coverage_version is not None
     assert coverage_version < (1000, 0, 0)