diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 94c539b..8fe7c2d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ click = ">=8.0"
 platformdirs = ">=3.0"
 sqlparse = "*"
 selenium = ">=4.0"
+importlib-resources = { version = ">=5.0", python = "<3.9" }
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 black = "*"
diff --git a/smileyface/datalayer/db_ops.py b/smileyface/datalayer/db_ops.py
index d2952fc..d550081 100644
--- a/smileyface/datalayer/db_ops.py
+++ b/smileyface/datalayer/db_ops.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import datetime
 import os
 
-from importlib.resources import files
+try:
+    from importlib.resources import files  # Python 3.9+
+except ImportError:  # Python 3.8
+    from importlib_resources import files
 
 import sqlparse