diff --git a/google/cloud/runtimeconfig/__init__.py b/google/cloud/runtimeconfig/__init__.py
index 5078041..3772e8f 100644
--- a/google/cloud/runtimeconfig/__init__.py
+++ b/google/cloud/runtimeconfig/__init__.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 """Google Cloud Runtime Configurator API package."""
 
 
-from pkg_resources import get_distribution
+from google.cloud.runtimeconfig import version as runtimeconfig_version
 
-__version__ = get_distribution("google-cloud-runtimeconfig").version
+__version__ = runtimeconfig_version.__version__
 
 from google.cloud.runtimeconfig.client import Client
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/runtimeconfig/version.py b/google/cloud/runtimeconfig/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3a4e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/google/cloud/runtimeconfig/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+__version__ = "0.33.3"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eab5647..520e26d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@
 
 name = "google-cloud-runtimeconfig"
 description = "Google Cloud RuntimeConfig API client library"
-version = "0.33.3"
+
+version = {}
+with open("google/cloud/runtimeconfig/version.py") as fp:
+    exec(fp.read(), version)
+version = version["__version__"]
+
+
 # Should be one of:
 # 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha'
 # 'Development Status :: 4 - Beta'