diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f6e7683..45f645b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "jsonschema",
     "pyyaml",
     "typing-extensions",
+    "importlib-resources",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/swagger_spec_validator/common.py b/swagger_spec_validator/common.py
index 5989c06..0b2ad88 100644
--- a/swagger_spec_validator/common.py
+++ b/swagger_spec_validator/common.py
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 
 import yaml
-import importlib.resources
+
+try:
+    from importlib.resources import files  # type: ignore
+    from importlib.resources import as_file  # type: ignore
+except ImportError:  # pragma: cover
+    from importlib_resources import files
+    from importlib_resources import as_file
+
+
 from typing_extensions import ParamSpec
 
 try:
@@ -55,8 +63,8 @@ def read_file(file_path: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
 @lru_cache()
 def read_resource_file(resource_path: str) -> tuple[dict[str, Any], str]:
-    ref = importlib.resources.files('swagger_spec_validator') / resource_path
-    with importlib.resources.as_file(ref) as path:
+    ref = files("swagger_spec_validator") / resource_path
+    with as_file(ref) as path:
         return read_file(path), path
 
 
diff --git a/tests/common_test.py b/tests/common_test.py
index d2724ac..3d3989b 100644
--- a/tests/common_test.py
+++ b/tests/common_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import importlib.resources
 import uuid
 from unittest import mock
 
-import importlib.resources
+try:
+    from importlib.resources import files  # ignore: type
+except ImportError:  # pragma: cover
+    from importlib_resources import files  # ignore: type
 
 from swagger_spec_validator.common import read_file
 from swagger_spec_validator.common import read_resource_file
@@ -18,6 +22,4 @@ def test_read_resource_file(monkeypatch):
         read_resource_file(resource_path)
         read_resource_file(resource_path)
 
-    m.assert_called_once_with(
-        importlib.resources.files("swagger_spec_validator")
-    )
+    m.assert_called_once_with(files("swagger_spec_validator") / resource_path)