diff --git a/clearml/utilities/attrs.py b/clearml/utilities/attrs.py
index 0ecee840..e874808c 100644
--- a/clearml/utilities/attrs.py
+++ b/clearml/utilities/attrs.py
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ import attr
 
 from .version import Version
 
+try:
+    # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+    import importlib.metadata
+    attr_version = importlib.metadata.version("attrs")
+except ImportError:
+    attr_version = attr.__version__
+
 
 class attrs(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if any(x in kwargs for x in ("eq", "order")):
             raise RuntimeError("Only `cmp` is supported for attr.attrs, not `eq` or `order`")
-        if Version(attr.__version__) >= Version("19.2"):
+        if Version(attr_version) >= Version("19.2"):
             cmp = kwargs.pop("cmp", None)
             if cmp is not None:
                 kwargs["eq"] = kwargs["order"] = cmp