diff --git a/fromconfig/launcher/base.py b/fromconfig/launcher/base.py
index e3ecbd7..3710ba3 100644
--- a/fromconfig/launcher/base.py
+++ b/fromconfig/launcher/base.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 """Base class for launchers."""
 
 from abc import ABC
+import sys
 from typing import Any, Dict, Type
 import inspect
 import logging
-import pkg_resources
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
 
 from fromconfig.core.base import fromconfig, FromConfig, Keys
 from fromconfig.utils.libimport import from_import_string
@@ -136,8 +140,13 @@ def _load():
     _CLASSES["parser"] = ParserLauncher
     _CLASSES["dry"] = DryLauncher
 
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
+        eps = entry_points(group=f"fromconfig{__major__}")
+    else:
+        eps = entry_points().get(f"fromconfig{__major__}", [])
+
     # Load external classes, use entry point's name for reference
-    for entry_point in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points(f"fromconfig{__major__}"):
+    for entry_point in eps:
         module = entry_point.load()
         for _, cls in inspect.getmembers(module, lambda m: inspect.isclass(m) and issubclass(m, Launcher)):
             name = f"{entry_point.name}.{cls.NAME}" if hasattr(cls, "NAME") else entry_point.name
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
index 739cacd..011d575 100644
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-black==22.6.0
-mypy==0.790
-pylint==2.6.0
-pytest-cov==2.10.1
-pytest-xdist==2.1.0
-pytest==6.1.2
+black==25.11.0
+mypy==1.19.0
+pylint==4.0.4
+pytest-cov==7.0.0
+pytest-xdist==3.8.0
+pytest==9.0.1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ee2f3c8..4d9b6a2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fire==0.4.0
-jsonnet==0.17.0
-PyYAML==5.4.1
-omegaconf==2.1.1
+fire==0.7.1
+jsonnet==0.21.0
+PyYAML==6.0.3
+omegaconf==2.3.0
diff --git a/tests/unit/cli/test_cli_main.py b/tests/unit/cli/test_cli_main.py
index e8b47ad..451e774 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cli/test_cli_main.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cli/test_cli_main.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ def capture(command):
     """Utility to execute and capture the result of a command."""
     proc = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     out, err = proc.communicate()
+    # Normalize line endings for cross-platform compatibility (Windows uses \r\n)
+    out = out.replace(b'\r\n', b'\n')
+    err = err.replace(b'\r\n', b'\n')
     return out, err, proc.returncode
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/launcher/test_launcher_base.py b/tests/unit/launcher/test_launcher_base.py
index ba378bd..d04f386 100644
--- a/tests/unit/launcher/test_launcher_base.py
+++ b/tests/unit/launcher/test_launcher_base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 """Test launcher.base."""
 
 import pytest
-import pkg_resources
+import sys
 from typing import Any
 
 import fromconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_launcher_classes(name, expected):
 
 def test_launcher_classes_extension(monkeypatch):
     """Test launcher classes extension."""
-
+    
     fromconfig.launcher.base._CLASSES.clear()  # Clear internal and external launchers
 
     class DummyModule:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class DummyLauncher(fromconfig.launcher.Launcher):
             def __call__(self, config: Any, command: str = ""):
                 ...
 
-    class EntryPoint:
+    class MockEntryPoint:
         def __init__(self, name, module):
             self.name = name
             self.module = module
@@ -62,9 +62,27 @@ def __init__(self, name, module):
         def load(self):
             return self.module
 
-    # Test discovery
-    monkeypatch.setattr(pkg_resources, "iter_entry_points", lambda *_: [EntryPoint("dummy", DummyModule)])
+    mock_called = {"called": False}
+
+    def mock_entry_points(group=None):
+        mock_called["called"] = True
+        # For Python 3.10+
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
+            # Return list directly when called with group parameter
+            return [MockEntryPoint("dummy", DummyModule)]
+        else:
+            # For Python 3.8-3.9, return dict-like object
+            class MockEntryPoints:
+                def get(self, group_name, default=None):
+                    return [MockEntryPoint("dummy", DummyModule)]
+            return MockEntryPoints()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("fromconfig.launcher.base.entry_points", mock_entry_points)
+
     fromconfig.launcher.base._load()
+    
+    assert mock_called["called"], "Mock entry_points was never called"
+    
     fromconfig.utils.testing.assert_launcher_is_discovered("dummy", DummyModule.DummyLauncher)
     assert fromconfig.launcher.base._classes()["dummy"] == DummyModule.DummyLauncher
 
@@ -110,4 +128,4 @@ def test_launcher_fromconfig(config, expected):
         assert_equal_launcher(fromconfig.launcher.Launcher.fromconfig(config), expected)
     else:
         with pytest.raises(expected):
-            fromconfig.launcher.Launcher.fromconfig(config)
+            fromconfig.launcher.Launcher.fromconfig(config)
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