diff --git a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/graph/state.py b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/graph/state.py
index f2c8643f9..b207daa89 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/graph/state.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/graph/state.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Hashable, Mapping, Sequence
 from dataclasses import dataclass, is_dataclass
 from datetime import timedelta
 from functools import partial
-from importlib import import_module
+from importlib import metadata
 from inspect import isclass, isfunction, ismethod, signature
 from types import FunctionType
 from types import NoneType as NoneType
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ def _check_delta_channel_api_support(channels: Mapping[str, Any]) -> None:
     if not any(isinstance(c, DeltaChannel) for c in channels.values()):
         return
     try:
-        api_version = import_module("langgraph_api").__version__
-    except ImportError:
+        api_version = metadata.version("langgraph-api")
+    except metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
         return
     if Version(api_version) < Version("0.10.0"):
         raise RuntimeError(
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/tests/test_delta_channel_api_support.py b/libs/langgraph/tests/test_delta_channel_api_support.py
index be0f73bc1..2034e4104 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/tests/test_delta_channel_api_support.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/tests/test_delta_channel_api_support.py
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ is skipped when `langgraph-api` is not installed (local execution).
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
 import warnings
-from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Annotated
 
 import pytest
@@ -19,6 +17,7 @@ from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 from langgraph.channels.delta import DeltaChannel
 from langgraph.constants import START
 from langgraph.graph import StateGraph
+from langgraph.graph import state as state_module
 from langgraph.graph.message import _messages_delta_reducer
 
 
@@ -42,15 +41,17 @@ def _delta_graph() -> StateGraph:
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def api_version(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
-    """Override the imported `langgraph_api.__version__` (or simulate absence)."""
+    """Override the reported `langgraph-api` package version (or simulate absence)."""
 
     def _set(version: str | None) -> None:
-        if version is None:
-            monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "langgraph_api", None)
-            return
-        module = ModuleType("langgraph_api")
-        setattr(module, "__version__", version)
-        monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "langgraph_api", module)
+        def fake_version(name: str) -> str:
+            if name == "langgraph-api":
+                if version is None:
+                    raise state_module.metadata.PackageNotFoundError(name)
+                return version
+            return state_module.metadata.version(name)
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(state_module.metadata, "version", fake_version)
 
     return _set