diff --git a/cq_editor/utils.py b/cq_editor/utils.py
index dde99ff0..1f8ad935 100644
--- a/cq_editor/utils.py
+++ b/cq_editor/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import requests
 
-from pkg_resources import parse_version
+from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2189f5e5..09f4f713 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "logbook",
   "requests",
   "qtconsole>=5.5.1,<5.7.0",
-  "setuptools"
+  "packaging"
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<=3.14"
 authors = [