diff --git a/src/PIL/PdfImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/PdfImagePlugin.py
index e9c20ddc1..5594c7e0f 100644
--- a/src/PIL/PdfImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/PdfImagePlugin.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import os
 import time
 from typing import IO, Any
 
-from . import Image, ImageFile, ImageSequence, PdfParser, __version__, features
+from . import Image, ImageFile, ImageSequence, PdfParser, features
 
 #
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def _save(
 
     existing_pdf.start_writing()
     existing_pdf.write_header()
-    existing_pdf.write_comment(f"created by Pillow {__version__} PDF driver")
+    existing_pdf.write_comment("created by Pillow PDF driver")
 
     #
     # pages