diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cf4d31b..21561d6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ WebOb>=1.8.0
 simplegeneric
 pytz
 netaddr>=0.7.12
+importlib_metadata>=1.7.0;python_version<'3.8' # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/wsme/protocol.py b/wsme/protocol.py
index f7c66da..b132518 100644
--- a/wsme/protocol.py
+++ b/wsme/protocol.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import weakref
 
-import pkg_resources
+try:
+    import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
+except ImportError:  # Python < 3.8
+    import importlib_metadata
 
 from wsme.exc import ClientSideError
 
@@ -106,8 +109,7 @@ def register_protocol(protocol):
 def getprotocol(name, **options):
     protocol_class = registered_protocols.get(name)
     if protocol_class is None:
-        for entry_point in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points(
-                'wsme.protocols', name):
+        for entry_point in importlib_metadata.entry_points()['wsme.protocols']:
             if entry_point.name == name:
                 protocol_class = entry_point.load()
         if protocol_class is None: