https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.metadata.html#distribution-versions doesn't actually define a Sphinx function for version, so attempted references with `:func:`importlib.metadata.version` (including via the intersphinx extension) fail.

Edit: fixed the backticks thanks to @serhiy-storchaka's tip below (TIL that you can use repeated backticks with trailing and leading space for inline code markup, allowing inclusion of single backticks in the quoted code)

Linked PRs

• gh-125018: Add importlib.metadata semantic link targets #125027
• [3.13] gh-125018: Add importlib.metadata semantic link targets (GH-125027) #125047
• [3.12] gh-125018: Add importlib.metadata semantic link targets (GH-125027) #125048
• gh-125018: Fix role syntax #125050
• [3.12] gh-125018: Fix role syntax (GH-125050) #125055
• [3.13] gh-125018: Fix role syntax (GH-125050) #125080