diff --git a/awsiot/mqtt5_client_builder.py b/awsiot/mqtt5_client_builder.py
index 18c771ec..432ae114 100644
--- a/awsiot/mqtt5_client_builder.py
+++ b/awsiot/mqtt5_client_builder.py
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ def _get_metrics_str(current_username=""):
 
     if _metrics_str is None:
         try:
-            import pkg_resources
+            import importlib.metadata
             try:
-                version = pkg_resources.get_distribution("awsiotsdk").version
+                version = importlib.metadata.version("awsiotsdk")
                 _metrics_str = "SDK=PythonV2&Version={}".format(version)
-            except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
+            except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
                 _metrics_str = "SDK=PythonV2&Version=dev"
         except BaseException:
             _metrics_str = ""
diff --git a/awsiot/mqtt_connection_builder.py b/awsiot/mqtt_connection_builder.py
index 1790098a..33ce88d3 100644
--- a/awsiot/mqtt_connection_builder.py
+++ b/awsiot/mqtt_connection_builder.py
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ def _get_metrics_str(current_username=""):
 
     if _metrics_str is None:
         try:
-            import pkg_resources
+            import importlib.metadata
             try:
-                version = pkg_resources.get_distribution("awsiotsdk").version
+                version = importlib.metadata.version("awsiotsdk")
                 _metrics_str = "SDK=PythonV2&Version={}".format(version)
-            except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
+            except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
                 _metrics_str = "SDK=PythonV2&Version=dev"
         except BaseException:
             _metrics_str = ""
diff --git a/test/test_importlib_metadata.py b/test/test_importlib_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a7f3760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_importlib_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+# Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0.
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+class TestImportlibMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test that importlib.metadata is used instead of pkg_resources"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Reset the metrics string cache before each test"""
+        # Reset the cached metrics string in both modules
+        import awsiot.mqtt5_client_builder
+        import awsiot.mqtt_connection_builder
+
+        # Reset the global _metrics_str variable
+        awsiot.mqtt_connection_builder._metrics_str = None
+        awsiot.mqtt5_client_builder._metrics_str = None
+
+    def test_importlib_metadata_available(self):
+        """Test that importlib.metadata is available and working"""
+        try:
+            # Test that we can import importlib.metadata
+            import importlib.metadata
+
+            self.assertTrue(True, "importlib.metadata is available")
+        except ImportError:
+            self.fail("importlib.metadata should be available in Python 3.8+")
+
+    def test_metrics_string_generation_mqtt_connection_builder(self):
+        """Test that mqtt_connection_builder uses importlib.metadata for version detection"""
+        from awsiot import mqtt_connection_builder
+
+        # Mock importlib.metadata.version to return a known version
+        with patch("importlib.metadata.version") as mock_version:
+            mock_version.return_value = "1.2.3"
+
+            # Call the function that uses version detection
+            # We need to access the private function for testing
+            result = mqtt_connection_builder._get_metrics_str("test_username")
+
+            # Verify that importlib.metadata.version was called
+            mock_version.assert_called_once_with("awsiotsdk")
+
+            # Verify the result contains the expected format
+            self.assertIn("SDK=PythonV2&Version=1.2.3", result)
+
+    def test_metrics_string_generation_mqtt5_client_builder(self):
+        """Test that mqtt5_client_builder uses importlib.metadata for version detection"""
+        from awsiot import mqtt5_client_builder
+
+        # Mock importlib.metadata.version to return a known version
+        with patch("importlib.metadata.version") as mock_version:
+            mock_version.return_value = "1.2.3"
+
+            # Call the function that uses version detection
+            # We need to access the private function for testing
+            result = mqtt5_client_builder._get_metrics_str("test_username")
+
+            # Verify that importlib.metadata.version was called
+            mock_version.assert_called_once_with("awsiotsdk")
+
+            # Verify the result contains the expected format
+            self.assertIn("SDK=PythonV2&Version=1.2.3", result)
+
+    def test_package_not_found_handling_mqtt_connection_builder(self):
+        """Test that PackageNotFoundError is handled correctly in mqtt_connection_builder"""
+        import importlib.metadata
+
+        from awsiot import mqtt_connection_builder
+
+        # Mock importlib.metadata.version to raise PackageNotFoundError
+        with patch("importlib.metadata.version") as mock_version:
+            mock_version.side_effect = importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError("Package not found")
+
+            # Call the function that uses version detection
+            result = mqtt_connection_builder._get_metrics_str("test_username")
+
+            # Verify that the fallback version is used
+            self.assertIn("SDK=PythonV2&Version=dev", result)
+
+    def test_package_not_found_handling_mqtt5_client_builder(self):
+        """Test that PackageNotFoundError is handled correctly in mqtt5_client_builder"""
+        import importlib.metadata
+
+        from awsiot import mqtt5_client_builder
+
+        # Mock importlib.metadata.version to raise PackageNotFoundError
+        with patch("importlib.metadata.version") as mock_version:
+            mock_version.side_effect = importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError("Package not found")
+
+            # Call the function that uses version detection
+            result = mqtt5_client_builder._get_metrics_str("test_username")
+
+            # Verify that the fallback version is used
+            self.assertIn("SDK=PythonV2&Version=dev", result)
+
+    def test_general_exception_handling_mqtt_connection_builder(self):
+        """Test that general exceptions are handled correctly in mqtt_connection_builder"""
+        from awsiot import mqtt_connection_builder
+
+        # Mock importlib.metadata.version to raise a general exception
+        with patch("importlib.metadata.version") as mock_version:
+            mock_version.side_effect = Exception("Some other error")
+
+            # Call the function that uses version detection
+            result = mqtt_connection_builder._get_metrics_str("test_username")
+
+            # Verify that empty string is returned on general exception
+            self.assertEqual(result, "")
+
+    def test_general_exception_handling_mqtt5_client_builder(self):
+        """Test that general exceptions are handled correctly in mqtt5_client_builder"""
+        from awsiot import mqtt5_client_builder
+
+        # Mock importlib.metadata.version to raise a general exception
+        with patch("importlib.metadata.version") as mock_version:
+            mock_version.side_effect = Exception("Some other error")
+
+            # Call the function that uses version detection
+            result = mqtt5_client_builder._get_metrics_str("test_username")
+
+            # Verify that empty string is returned on general exception
+            self.assertEqual(result, "")
+
+    def test_no_pkg_resources_import(self):
+        """Test that pkg_resources is not imported in the modified files"""
+        import awsiot.mqtt5_client_builder
+        import awsiot.mqtt_connection_builder
+
+        # Check that pkg_resources is not in the module's globals
+        self.assertNotIn("pkg_resources", awsiot.mqtt_connection_builder.__dict__)
+        self.assertNotIn("pkg_resources", awsiot.mqtt5_client_builder.__dict__)
+
+    def test_importlib_metadata_import(self):
+        """Test that importlib.metadata is properly imported in the modified files"""
+        # Check that importlib.metadata is available (though it might be imported locally)
+        # We can't directly check if it's imported since it's done inside the function
+        # But we can verify the function works with importlib.metadata
+        try:
+            import importlib.metadata
+
+            self.assertTrue(True, "importlib.metadata is available for import")
+        except ImportError:
+            self.fail("importlib.metadata should be available")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()