diff --git a/badseeds/__init__.py b/badseeds/__init__.py
index 8c1f573..6613941 100644
--- a/badseeds/__init__.py
+++ b/badseeds/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 try:
     import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    import importlib_metadata
+    import importlib_metadata  # type: ignore
 
 __version__ = importlib_metadata.version(__name__)