diff --git a/fastapi_utils/__init__.py b/fastapi_utils/__init__.py
index 7a4dcfd..9332d47 100644
--- a/fastapi_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
-import sys
+import importlib.metadata
 import warnings
 
 from .cbv_base import Api, Resource, set_responses, take_init_parameters
 
-if sys.version_info.minor < 8:
-    import pkg_resources
-
-    try:
-        __version__ = pkg_resources.get_distribution(__name__).version
-    except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound as e:
-        warnings.warn(f"Could not determine version of {__name__}", stacklevel=1)
-        warnings.warn(str(e), stacklevel=1)
-        __version__ = "unknown"
-else:
-    import importlib.metadata
-
-    try:
-        __version__ = importlib.metadata.version(__name__)
-    except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError as e:
-        warnings.warn(f"Could not determine version of {__name__}", stacklevel=1)
-        warnings.warn(str(e), stacklevel=1)
-        __version__ = "unknown"
+try:
+    __version__ = "0.8.0"
+except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError as e:
+    warnings.warn(f"Could not determine version of {__name__}", stacklevel=1)
+    warnings.warn(str(e), stacklevel=1)
+    __version__ = "0.8.0"
 
 
 __all__ = [
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9ba9658..466323c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "fastapi-utils"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 description = "Reusable utilities for FastAPI"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Yuval Levi <yuvall9313@gmail.com>", "David Montague <davwmont@gmail.com>"]