diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/mcp.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/mcp.py
index 9a4049bf10..e935533477 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/mcp.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/mcp.py
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 from sentry_sdk.tracing_utils import has_span_streaming_enabled
 from sentry_sdk.utils import nullcontext, package_version, safe_serialize
 
-MCP_PACKAGE_VERSION = package_version("mcp")
-
 try:
     from mcp.server.lowlevel import Server
     from mcp.server.streamable_http import (
         StreamableHTTPServerTransport,
     )
 
+    MCP_PACKAGE_VERSION = package_version("mcp")
+
     if MCP_PACKAGE_VERSION and MCP_PACKAGE_VERSION < (2, 0, 0):
         from mcp.server.lowlevel.server import (  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
             request_ctx,