diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 3e290e33e..31ee8d334 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* Import error using `importlib.util` ([#325](https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi/pull/325))
 * Add environment variables required by upgraded pgstac container ([#313](https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi/pull/313))
 * Enabled `ContextExtension` by default ([#207](https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi/issues/207))
 * Content-type response headers for the /search endpoint now reflect the geojson response expected in the STAC api spec ([#220](https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-fastapi/issues/220))
diff --git a/stac_fastapi/api/stac_fastapi/api/models.py b/stac_fastapi/api/stac_fastapi/api/models.py
index 0adf19af7..171fe7115 100644
--- a/stac_fastapi/api/stac_fastapi/api/models.py
+++ b/stac_fastapi/api/stac_fastapi/api/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """api request/response models."""
 
-import importlib
+import importlib.util
 from typing import Optional, Type, Union
 
 import attr