diff --git a/password_validation.py b/password_validation.py
index 6e15b40..5702a79 100644
--- a/password_validation.py
+++ b/password_validation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 import re
 
