diff --git a/tern/analyze/default/command_lib/command_lib.py b/tern/analyze/default/command_lib/command_lib.py
index cc79d25b..1629b784 100644
--- a/tern/analyze/default/command_lib/command_lib.py
+++ b/tern/analyze/default/command_lib/command_lib.py
@@ -11,21 +11,19 @@
 import os
 import yaml
 import copy
-import pkg_resources
+
+from importlib.resources import files
 
 from tern.utils import constants
 from tern.report import errors
 
 
 # base image command library
-base_file = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-    'tern', 'analyze/default/command_lib/base.yml')
+base_file = str(files('tern') / 'analyze' / 'default' / 'command_lib' / 'base.yml')
 # general snippets in command library
-snippet_file = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-    'tern', 'analyze/default/command_lib/snippets.yml')
+snippet_file = str(files('tern') / 'analyze' / 'default' / 'command_lib' / 'snippets.yml')
 # common information
-common_file = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-    'tern', 'analyze/default/command_lib/common.yml')
+common_file = str(files('tern') / 'analyze' / 'default' / 'command_lib' / 'common.yml')
 
 # command library
 command_lib = {'common': {}, 'base': {}, 'snippets': {}}
diff --git a/tern/prep.py b/tern/prep.py
index d38829a0..33bfdc1d 100644
--- a/tern/prep.py
+++ b/tern/prep.py
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
-import pkg_resources
 import shutil
 
+from importlib.resources import files
+
 from tern.utils import constants
 from tern.utils import general
 from tern.utils import rootfs
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ def setup(working_dir=None):
     # load the cache
     cache.load()
     # required to run in a container natively on Windows
-    fs_hash_path = pkg_resources.resource_filename("tern", "tools/fs_hash.sh")
+    fs_hash_path = str(files("tern") / "tools" / "fs_hash.sh")
     rootfs.root_command(["chmod", "+x", fs_hash_path])
 
 
diff --git a/tern/utils/rootfs.py b/tern/utils/rootfs.py
index 31d91727..5b1ffbb0 100644
--- a/tern/utils/rootfs.py
+++ b/tern/utils/rootfs.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess  # nosec
-import pkg_resources
+
+from importlib.resources import files
 
 from tern.utils import constants
 from tern.utils import general
@@ -266,8 +267,7 @@ def calc_fs_hash(fs_path):
     directory.
     Note that this file will be deleted if the -k flag is not given'''
     try:
-        fs_hash_path = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-            "tern", "tools/fs_hash.sh")
+        fs_hash_path = str(files("tern") / "tools" / "fs_hash.sh")
         hash_contents = root_command(
             [fs_hash_path], os.path.abspath(fs_path))
         file_name = hashlib.sha256(hash_contents).hexdigest()