diff --git a/src/pendulum/tz/__init__.py b/src/pendulum/tz/__init__.py
index efdcc36d..1fdc828e 100644
--- a/src/pendulum/tz/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pendulum/tz/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from importlib import resources
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-from typing import cast
+from functools import cache
+from zoneinfo import available_timezones
 
 from pendulum.tz.local_timezone import get_local_timezone
 from pendulum.tz.local_timezone import set_local_timezone
@@ -12,27 +11,16 @@
 from pendulum.tz.timezone import Timezone
 
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pathlib import Path
-
-
 PRE_TRANSITION = "pre"
 POST_TRANSITION = "post"
 TRANSITION_ERROR = "error"
 
-_timezones = None
-
 _tz_cache: dict[int, FixedTimezone] = {}
 
 
-def timezones() -> tuple[str, ...]:
-    global _timezones
-
-    if _timezones is None:
-        with cast("Path", resources.files("tzdata").joinpath("zones")).open() as f:
-            _timezones = tuple(tz.strip() for tz in f.readlines())
-
-    return _timezones
+@cache
+def timezones() -> set[str]:
+    return available_timezones()
 
 
 def fixed_timezone(offset: int) -> FixedTimezone: