diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-pkgresources-import.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-pkgresources-import.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c2488f2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-pkgresources-import.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+description: Fixed dropped import from pkg_resources
+change-type: patch
+sections:
+  bugfix: "Addressed breaking change in setuptools (core Python library)"
+  upgrade-note: "If you had previously constrained `setuptools<71` in your project's `requirements.txt`, you may now drop the constraint"
+destination-branches:
+  - iso6
diff --git a/src/inmanta/env.py b/src/inmanta/env.py
index 4ac808b33a..f82e09a131 100644
--- a/src/inmanta/env.py
+++ b/src/inmanta/env.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 from pkg_resources import DistInfoDistribution, Distribution, Requirement
 
 import inmanta.module
+import packaging.requirements
 from inmanta import const
 from inmanta.ast import CompilerException
 from inmanta.server.bootloader import InmantaBootloader
@@ -50,15 +51,18 @@
 from inmanta.util import strtobool
 from packaging import version
 
+InvalidRequirement: tuple[Exception]
 try:
-    from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+    # older versions of pkg_resources raise this exception, newer versions don't have extern and raise the native one
+    import pkg_resources.extern.packaging.requirements
+
+    InvalidRequirement = (
+        packaging.requirements.InvalidRequirement,
+        pkg_resources.extern.packaging.requirements.InvalidRequirement,
+    )
 except ImportError:
-    TYPE_CHECKING = False
+    InvalidRequirement = (packaging.requirements.InvalidRequirement,)
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from packaging.requirements import InvalidRequirement
-else:
-    from pkg_resources.extern.packaging.requirements import InvalidRequirement
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 LOGGER_PIP = logging.getLogger("inmanta.pip")  # Use this logger to log pip commands or data related to pip commands.
@@ -807,19 +811,17 @@ def _gen_content_requirements_file(cls, requirements_list: Sequence[str]) -> str
             extras = None
             try:
                 # this will fail if an url is supplied
-                parsed_req = list(pkg_resources.parse_requirements(req_spec))
-                if len(parsed_req) > 0:
-                    item = parsed_req[0]
-                    if hasattr(item, "name"):
-                        name = item.name
-                    elif hasattr(item, "unsafe_name"):
-                        name = item.unsafe_name
-                    version = item.specs
-                    marker = item.marker
-                    if hasattr(item, "url"):
-                        url = item.url
-                    if hasattr(item, "extras") and len(item.extras) > 0:
-                        extras = sorted(item.extras)
+                parsed_req = Requirement.parse(req_spec)
+                if hasattr(parsed_req, "name"):
+                    name = parsed_req.name
+                elif hasattr(parsed_req, "unsafe_name"):
+                    name = parsed_req.unsafe_name
+                version = parsed_req.specs
+                marker = parsed_req.marker
+                if hasattr(parsed_req, "url"):
+                    url = parsed_req.url
+                if hasattr(parsed_req, "extras") and len(parsed_req.extras) > 0:
+                    extras = sorted(parsed_req.extras)
             except InvalidRequirement:
                 url = req_spec
 
diff --git a/src/inmanta/moduletool.py b/src/inmanta/moduletool.py
index 403215eb27..f817615c24 100644
--- a/src/inmanta/moduletool.py
+++ b/src/inmanta/moduletool.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 from functools import total_ordering
 from re import Pattern
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import click
 import more_itertools
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@
 from inmanta.stable_api import stable_api
 from packaging.version import Version
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from packaging.requirements import InvalidRequirement
-else:
-    from pkg_resources.extern.packaging.requirements import InvalidRequirement
-
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -812,7 +807,7 @@ def add(self, module_req: str, v1: bool = False, v2: bool = False, override: boo
             raise CLIException("Current working directory doesn't contain an Inmanta module or project", exitcode=1)
         try:
             module_requirement = InmantaModuleRequirement.parse(module_req)
-        except InvalidRequirement:
+        except env.InvalidRequirement:
             raise CLIException(f"'{module_req}' is not a valid requirement", exitcode=1)
         if not override and module_like.has_module_requirement(module_requirement.key):
             raise CLIException(