diff --git a/scripts/generate_python_docs.py b/scripts/generate_python_docs.py
index af9890d0dfc..8d9126d9e87 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_python_docs.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_python_docs.py
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@
 from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
 from sphinx.writers.html5 import HTML5Translator
 from docutils.nodes import SkipChildren
-
-import pandas
-print(pandas)
-print(pandas.DataFrame)
-
-import duckdb
+from importlib.metadata import version
 
 
 FRONTMATTER = """\
@@ -55,7 +50,7 @@ def post_process(filename:Path):
 
 
 def main():
-    print('generating against duckdb version', duckdb.__version__)
+    print('generating against duckdb version', version('duckdb'), 'and pandas version', version('pandas'))
 
     destdir = join(dirname(__file__), "../docs/api/python/reference/")
     app = Sphinx(