diff --git a/python/py_package/__init__.py b/python/py_package/__init__.py
index 6b14f396..2db413c3 100644
--- a/python/py_package/__init__.py
+++ b/python/py_package/__init__.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 from warnings import warn
-import pkg_resources
 import os
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
 from .version import __version__
@@ -47,12 +47,17 @@
 from .wrapper.articulation_builder import ArticulationBuilder
 from .wrapper.pinocchio_model import PinocchioModel
 
-import pkg_resources
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    import importlib.resources as resources
+else:
+    import importlib_resources as resources
 
 try:
     render.set_imgui_ini_filename(str(Path.home() / ".sapien" / "imgui.ini"))
     pysapien.render._internal_set_shader_search_path(
-        pkg_resources.resource_filename("sapien", "vulkan_shader")
+        str(
+            resources.files("sapien") / "vulkan_shader"
+        )
     )
     render.set_viewer_shader_dir("default")
     render.set_camera_shader_dir("default")
diff --git a/python/py_package/__init__.pyi b/python/py_package/__init__.pyi
index caadffe4..6c974275 100644
--- a/python/py_package/__init__.pyi
+++ b/python/py_package/__init__.pyi
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from _warnings import warn
 import os as os
 from pathlib._local import Path
-import pkg_resources as pkg_resources
 import platform as platform
 from sapien.pysapien import Component
 from sapien.pysapien import CudaArray
@@ -33,6 +32,5 @@ from . import render
 from . import utils
 from . import version
 from . import wrapper
-__all__ = ['ActorBuilder', 'ArticulationBuilder', 'Component', 'CudaArray', 'Device', 'Engine', 'Entity', 'Path', 'PinocchioModel', 'Pose', 'SapienRenderer', 'Scene', 'SceneConfig', 'System', 'Widget', 'asset', 'internal_renderer', 'math', 'os', 'physx', 'pkg_resources', 'platform', 'profile', 'pysapien', 'pysapien_pinocchio', 'render', 'set_log_level', 'simsense', 'utils', 'version', 'warn', 'wrapper']
+__all__ = ['ActorBuilder', 'ArticulationBuilder', 'Component', 'CudaArray', 'Device', 'Engine', 'Entity', 'Path', 'PinocchioModel', 'Pose', 'SapienRenderer', 'Scene', 'SceneConfig', 'System', 'Widget', 'asset', 'internal_renderer', 'math', 'os', 'physx', 'platform', 'profile', 'pysapien', 'pysapien_pinocchio', 'render', 'set_log_level', 'simsense', 'utils', 'version', 'warn', 'wrapper']
 __version__: str = '3.0.0.dev20251208+67ae2a67'
-__warningregistry__: dict = {'version': 0, ('pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.', UserWarning, 18): True}
diff --git a/python/py_package/_vulkan_tricks.py b/python/py_package/_vulkan_tricks.py
index d9e2cf16..d5933632 100644
--- a/python/py_package/_vulkan_tricks.py
+++ b/python/py_package/_vulkan_tricks.py
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-import pkg_resources
-from warnings import warn
-import platform
 import os
+import platform
+import sys
+from warnings import warn
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    import importlib.resources as resources
+else:
+    import importlib_resources as resources
 
 
 def _ensure_libvulkan_linux():
@@ -30,8 +35,8 @@ def _ensure_libvulkan_linux():
             return
 
     # add our vulkan to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-    vulkan_library_path = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-        "sapien", "vulkan_library/libvulkan.so.1.3.224"
+    vulkan_library_path = str(
+        resources.files("sapien") / "vulkan_library/libvulkan.so.1.3.224"
     )
 
     warn("Failed to find system libvulkan. Fallback to SAPIEN builtin libvulkan.")
@@ -51,8 +56,8 @@ def _ensure_libvulkan_mac():
         if os.path.isfile(libPath):
             os.environ["SAPIEN_VULKAN_LIBRARY_PATH"] = libPath
             return
-    vulkan_library_path = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-        "sapien", "vulkan_library/libvulkan.1.3.290.dylib"
+    vulkan_library_path = str(
+        resources.files("sapien") / "vulkan_library/libvulkan.1.3.290.dylib"
     )
 
     warn("Failed to find system libvulkan. Fallback to SAPIEN builtin libvulkan.")
@@ -73,8 +78,8 @@ def _ensure_vulkan_icd():
     warn(
         "Failed to find Vulkan ICD file. This is probably due to an incorrect or partial installation of the NVIDIA driver. SAPIEN will attempt to provide an ICD file anyway but it may not work."
     )
-    os.environ["VK_ICD_FILENAMES"] = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-        "sapien", "vulkan_library/nvidia_icd.json"
+    os.environ["VK_ICD_FILENAMES"] = str(
+        resources.files("sapien") / "vulkan_library/nvidia_icd.json"
     )
 
 
@@ -96,8 +101,8 @@ def _ensure_egl_icd():
         "Failed to find glvnd ICD file. This is probably due to an incorrect or partial installation of the NVIDIA driver. SAPIEN will attempt to provide an ICD file anyway but it may not work."
     )
 
-    os.environ["__EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_FILENAMES"] = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-        "sapien", "vulkan_library/10_nvidia.json"
+    os.environ["__EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_FILENAMES"] = str(
+        resources.files("sapien") / "vulkan_library/10_nvidia.json"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/python/py_package/utils/viewer/control_window.py b/python/py_package/utils/viewer/control_window.py
index b6c98ecd..b8d9a2ab 100644
--- a/python/py_package/utils/viewer/control_window.py
+++ b/python/py_package/utils/viewer/control_window.py
@@ -15,15 +15,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import os
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List
 
 import numpy as np
-import pkg_resources
 import sapien
 from sapien import internal_renderer as R
-from transforms3d.quaternions import mat2quat
 from transforms3d.euler import quat2euler
+from transforms3d.quaternions import mat2quat
 
 from .camera_control import ArcRotateCameraController, FPSCameraController
 from .plugin import Plugin, copy_to_clipboard
diff --git a/python/py_package/utils/viewer/render_window.py b/python/py_package/utils/viewer/render_window.py
index 634ee47a..090235e9 100644
--- a/python/py_package/utils/viewer/render_window.py
+++ b/python/py_package/utils/viewer/render_window.py
@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import numpy as np
-import pkg_resources
 import sapien
 from sapien import internal_renderer as R
 
 from .plugin import Plugin
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    import importlib.resources as resources
+else:
+    import importlib_resources as resources
 
 class RenderOptionsWindow(Plugin):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -156,10 +160,7 @@ def _setup_shader_dir(self):
         self.shader_types = []
 
         try:
-            all_shader_dir = Path(
-                pkg_resources.resource_filename("sapien", "vulkan_shader")
-            )
-
+            all_shader_dir = Path(str(resources.files("sapien") / "vulkan_shader"))
             for f in all_shader_dir.iterdir():
                 if f.is_dir():
                     if any("gbuffer.frag" in x.name for x in f.iterdir()):
diff --git a/python/requirements.txt b/python/requirements.txt
index c772184b..f6d45ca0 100644
--- a/python/requirements.txt
+++ b/python/requirements.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ networkx
 pyperclip
 opencv-python>=4.0
 setuptools
+importlib_resources