diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 10fdda8..20ba0d7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ package_dir =
 include_package_data = true
 python_requires = >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*
 install_requires = 
-	importlib-metadata
+	importlib-metadata;python_version<"3.8"
 	packaging
 	Sphinx
 
diff --git a/src/pallets_sphinx_themes/__init__.py b/src/pallets_sphinx_themes/__init__.py
index d16359e..9a3bbd5 100644
--- a/src/pallets_sphinx_themes/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pallets_sphinx_themes/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import sys
 import textwrap
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-import importlib_metadata
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from importlib import metadata as importlib_metadata
+else:
+    import importlib_metadata
+
 from sphinx.builders._epub_base import EpubBuilder
 from sphinx.errors import ExtensionError