diff --git a/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py b/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py
index d11b52874..94fbfd2c2 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import toml
 from git import GitCommandError, Repo
-from pkg_resources import parse_version
+from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 # Read Towncrier settings
 tc_settings = toml.load("pyproject.toml")["tool"]["towncrier"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/collect_changes.yml b/.github/workflows/collect_changes.yml
index 2cf813c57..128b4c547 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/collect_changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/collect_changes.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email pulp-infra@redhat.com
       - name: Collect changes
         run: |
-          pip install GitPython toml
+          pip install GitPython packaging toml
           python3 .ci/scripts/collect_changes.py
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
diff --git a/CHANGES/865.bugfix b/CHANGES/865.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21495ab66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/865.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove dependency on `pkg_resources` that failed some installations but is deprecated anyway.
diff --git a/pulp-glue/pulp_glue/common/i18n.py b/pulp-glue/pulp_glue/common/i18n.py
index 063356ed5..021dcdf30 100644
--- a/pulp-glue/pulp_glue/common/i18n.py
+++ b/pulp-glue/pulp_glue/common/i18n.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import gettext
+import sys
 from functools import lru_cache
 
-import pkg_resources
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    from importlib.resources import files
+else:
+    from importlib_resources import files
 
 
+# Need to call lru_cache() before using it as a decorator for python 3.7 compatibility
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def get_translation(name: str) -> gettext.NullTranslations:
     """
     Return a translations object for a certain import path.
@@ -23,11 +29,5 @@ def get_translation(name: str) -> gettext.NullTranslations:
         _ = translation.gettext
         ```
     """
-    localedir = pkg_resources.resource_filename(name, "locale")
-    return _get_translation_for_domain("messages", localedir)
-
-
-# Need to call lru_cache() before using it as a decorator for python 3.7 compatibility
-@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
-def _get_translation_for_domain(domain: str, localedir: str) -> gettext.NullTranslations:
-    return gettext.translation(domain, localedir=localedir, fallback=True)
+    localedir = files(name) / "locale"
+    return gettext.translation("messages", localedir=str(localedir), fallback=True)
diff --git a/pulp-glue/pyproject.toml b/pulp-glue/pyproject.toml
index debc9724a..57b28b742 100644
--- a/pulp-glue/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pulp-glue/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,18 +13,19 @@ authors = [
   {name = "Pulp Team", email = "pulp-list@redhat.com"},
 ]
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
-    "Environment :: Other Environment",
-    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)",
-    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Topic :: System :: Software Distribution",
-    "Typing :: Typed",
+  "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+  "Environment :: Other Environment",
+  "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+  "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)",
+  "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "Topic :: System :: Software Distribution",
+  "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "packaging>=20.0,<24",
-    "requests>=2.24.0,<2.32",
+  "packaging>=20.0,<24",
+  "requests>=2.24.0,<2.32",
+  "importlib_resources>=5.7,<6.2;python_version<'3.9'",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/pulp_cli/__init__.py b/pulp_cli/__init__.py
index 6c234a57f..b8830bb8b 100644
--- a/pulp_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/pulp_cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import sys
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import click
-import pkg_resources
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+else:
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
 
 __version__ = "0.23.0.dev"
 _main: Optional[click.Group] = None
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ def load_plugins() -> click.Group:
     # https://packaging.python.org/guides/creating-and-discovering-plugins/#using-package-metadata
     discovered_plugins: Dict[str, ModuleType] = {
         entry_point.name: entry_point.load()
-        for entry_point in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points("pulp_cli.plugins")
+        for entry_point in entry_points(group="pulp_cli.plugins")
     }
     _main = discovered_plugins["common"].main
     assert isinstance(_main, click.Group)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 182714517..6e43a81e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "PyYAML>=5.3,<6.1",
   "schema>=0.7.5,<0.8",
   "toml>=0.10.2,<0.11",
+  "importlib_metadata>=4.8,<7.1;python_version<'3.10'",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]