diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f338bdae..eff53eca 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ install_requires=
     requests >= 2.20
     requests-toolbelt >= 0.8.0, != 0.9.0
     tqdm >= 4.14
-    importlib_metadata >= 3.6
+    importlib_metadata >= 3.6; python_version < "3.8"
     keyring >= 15.1
     rfc3986 >= 1.4.0
     colorama >= 0.4.3
diff --git a/tests/test_repository.py b/tests/test_repository.py
index 0c0098c7..0bc09dd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_repository.py
+++ b/tests/test_repository.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import logging
+import sys
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 import pretend
@@ -94,8 +95,10 @@ def test_make_user_agent_string(default_repo):
         "requests/",
         "requests-toolbelt/",
         "pkginfo/",
-        "importlib_metadata/",
     )
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+        packages += ("importlib_metadata/",)
+
     assert all(p in user_agent for p in packages)
 
 
diff --git a/twine/__init__.py b/twine/__init__.py
index d1b590b3..cccae89c 100644
--- a/twine/__init__.py
+++ b/twine/__init__.py
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@
 
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2019 Donald Stufft and individual contributors"
 
-import importlib_metadata
+import sys
 
-metadata = importlib_metadata.metadata("twine")
+if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+    import importlib_metadata
+
+    metadata = importlib_metadata.metadata("twine")
+else:
+    from importlib.metadata import metadata
+
+    metadata = metadata("twine")
 
 
 __title__ = metadata["name"]
diff --git a/twine/cli.py b/twine/cli.py
index 5f7162db..fd52a8a1 100644
--- a/twine/cli.py
+++ b/twine/cli.py
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import argparse
+import sys
 from typing import Any, List, Tuple
 
-from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-from importlib_metadata import version
+if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
+    from importlib_metadata import version
+else:
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points, version
 
 import twine
 
@@ -24,12 +28,15 @@
 
 def list_dependencies_and_versions() -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
     deps = (
-        "importlib_metadata",
         "pkginfo",
         "requests",
         "requests-toolbelt",
         "tqdm",
     )
+
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+        deps += ("importlib_metadata",)
+
     return [(dep, version(dep)) for dep in deps]  # type: ignore[no-untyped-call] # python/importlib_metadata#288  # noqa: E501
 
 
diff --git a/twine/package.py b/twine/package.py
index 745752ff..b3033f77 100644
--- a/twine/package.py
+++ b/twine/package.py
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@
 import os
 import re
 import subprocess
+import sys
 from typing import Dict, NamedTuple, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
 
-import importlib_metadata
+if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+    from importlib_metadata import Distribution
+else:
+    from importlib.metadata import Distribution
+
 import pkginfo
 
 from twine import exceptions
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ def from_filename(cls, filename: str, comment: Optional[str]) -> "PackageFile":
 
         py_version: Optional[str]
         if dtype == "bdist_egg":
-            (dist,) = importlib_metadata.Distribution.discover(  # type: ignore[no-untyped-call] # python/importlib_metadata#288  # noqa: E501
+            (dist,) = Distribution.discover(  # type: ignore[no-untyped-call] # python/importlib_metadata#288  # noqa: E501
                 path=[filename]
             )
             py_version = dist.metadata["Version"]