diff --git a/tests/sphinxexample/conf.py b/tests/sphinxexample/conf.py
index fccaf10..6717c7e 100644
--- a/tests/sphinxexample/conf.py
+++ b/tests/sphinxexample/conf.py
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ copyright = u'2011, Christophe de Vienne'
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
-import wsme.release
+import pkg_resources
+dist = pkg_resources.require('WSME')[0]
+
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '.'.join(wsme.release.version.split('.')[:2])
+version = '.'.join(dist.version[:2])
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = wsme.release.version
+release = dist.version
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.