diff --git a/digitalpy/core/component_management/controllers/component_manifest_controller.py b/digitalpy/core/component_management/controllers/component_manifest_controller.py
index 9a67a938..e460e2b2 100644
--- a/digitalpy/core/component_management/controllers/component_manifest_controller.py
+++ b/digitalpy/core/component_management/controllers/component_manifest_controller.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from io import TextIOBase
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-import pkg_resources
+from importlib.metadata import version as _get_version
 
 from digitalpy.core.component_management.configuration.component_management_constants import (
     DIGITALPY,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def check_version(self, required_version: "str") -> "bool":
             bool: True if the version is valid, False otherwise
         """
         # retrieve the current digitalpy version based on the setup.py
-        digitalpy_version = pkg_resources.require(DIGITALPY)[0].version
+        digitalpy_version = _get_version(DIGITALPY)
         required_version_sections = required_version.split(VERSION_DELIMITER)
         # iterate the delimited version number and compare it to the digitalpy version
         for i, _ in enumerate(required_version_sections):
diff --git a/digitalpy/core/component_management/impl/component_registration_handler.py b/digitalpy/core/component_management/impl/component_registration_handler.py
index d5ce5222..17ff93ec 100644
--- a/digitalpy/core/component_management/impl/component_registration_handler.py
+++ b/digitalpy/core/component_management/impl/component_registration_handler.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import PurePath
 from typing import Dict, List
-import pkg_resources
+from importlib.metadata import version as _get_version
 
 from digitalpy.core.main.registration_handler import RegistrationHandler
 from digitalpy.core.component_management.impl.default_facade import DefaultFacade
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def validate_manifest(manifest: Configuration, component_name: str, component_fa
             tuple[bool, bool]: whether the component is compatible with the current digitalpy installation and whether the component has any pending dependencies
         """
         # retrieve the current digitalpy version based on the setup.py
-        digitalpy_version = pkg_resources.require(DIGITALPY)[0].version
+        digitalpy_version = _get_version(DIGITALPY)
 
         try:
             # get the manifest section from the configuration
diff --git a/digitalpy/core/main/object_factory.py b/digitalpy/core/main/object_factory.py
index 56639452..70f2f27a 100644
--- a/digitalpy/core/main/object_factory.py
+++ b/digitalpy/core/main/object_factory.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class ObjectFactory:
     """ObjectFactory class to create and retrieve instances."""
     
-    __factory: Factory
+    __factory: Factory = None
 
     @staticmethod
     def configure(factory: Factory):
diff --git a/digitalpy/core/service_management/service_registration_handler.py b/digitalpy/core/service_management/service_registration_handler.py
index 599216d9..c183af94 100644
--- a/digitalpy/core/service_management/service_registration_handler.py
+++ b/digitalpy/core/service_management/service_registration_handler.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import PurePath
 from typing import List
-import pkg_resources
+from importlib.metadata import version as _get_version
 
 from digitalpy.core.main.registration_handler import RegistrationHandler
 from digitalpy.core.component_management.impl.default_facade import DefaultFacade
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def validate_manifest(manifest: Configuration, service_name: str) -> bool:
             bool: whether the service is compatible with the current digitalpy installation
         """
         # retrieve the current digitalpy version based on the setup.py
-        digitalpy_version = pkg_resources.require(DIGITALPY)[0].version
+        digitalpy_version = _get_version(DIGITALPY)
 
         try:
             # get the manifest section from the configuration