diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56a5618..3a0e071 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ The default configuration file comes with a sample configuration, making it easy
 
 Most options are easy to understand at first glance, and some are described in more details [later](https://github.com/akpw/mktxp#advanced-features).
 
-💡 To automatically migrate from the older `mktxp.conf` format in the existing installs, just set `compact_default_conf_values = True` in [the mktxp system config](https://github.com/akpw/mktxp#mktxp-system-configuration)
+<sup>💡</sup> To automatically migrate from the older `mktxp.conf` format in the existing installs, just set `compact_default_conf_values = True` in [the mktxp system config](https://github.com/akpw/mktxp#mktxp-system-configuration)
 
 #### Local install
 If you have a local MKTXP installation, you can edit the configuration file with your default system editor directly from mktxp:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ docker run -v "$(pwd)/mktxp:/home/mktxp/mktxp/" -p 49090:49090 -it --rm ghcr.io/
 #### MKTXP stack install
 [MKTXP Stack Getting Started](https://github.com/akpw/mktxp-stack#install--getting-started) provides similar instructions around editing the mktxp.conf file and, if needed, adding a dedicated API user to your Mikrotik RouterOS devices as mentioned below.
 
-💡 *In the case of usage within a [Docker Swarm](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/), please do make sure to have all settings explicitly set in both the `mktxp.conf` and `_mktxp.conf` files.  Not doing this may cause [issues](https://github.com/akpw/mktxp/issues/55#issuecomment-1346693843) regarding a `read-only` filesystem.*
+<sup>💡</sup> *In the case of usage within a [Docker Swarm](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/), please do make sure to have all settings explicitly set in both the `mktxp.conf` and `_mktxp.conf` files.  Not doing this may cause [issues](https://github.com/akpw/mktxp/issues/55#issuecomment-1346693843) regarding a `read-only` filesystem.*
 
 ## Mikrotik Device Config
 For the purpose of RouterOS device monitoring, it's best to create a dedicated user with minimal required permissions. \
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ mktxp edit -i
     max_scrape_duration = 10            # Max duration of individual routers' metrics collection (parallel fetch only)
     total_max_scrape_duration = 30      # Max overall duration of all metrics collection (parallel fetch only)
 
-    compact_default_conf_values = True  # Compact mktxp.conf, so only specific values are kept on the individual routers' level    
+    compact_default_conf_values = False # Compact mktxp.conf, so only specific values are kept on the individual routers' level    
 ```    
 <sup>💡</sup> *When changing the default mktxp port for [docker image installs](https://github.com/akpw/mktxp#docker-image-install), you'll need to adjust the `docker run ... -p 49090:49090 ...` command to reflect the new port*
 
diff --git a/mktxp/cli/config/_mktxp.conf b/mktxp/cli/config/_mktxp.conf
index c92577d..6e14f1c 100644
--- a/mktxp/cli/config/_mktxp.conf
+++ b/mktxp/cli/config/_mktxp.conf
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
     max_scrape_duration = 10            # Max duration of individual routers' metrics collection (parallel fetch only)
     total_max_scrape_duration = 30      # Max overall duration of all metrics collection (parallel fetch only)
 
-    compact_default_conf_values = True  # Compact mktxp.conf, so only specific values are kept on the individual routers' level
\ No newline at end of file
+    compact_default_conf_values = False  # Compact mktxp.conf, so only specific values are kept on the individual routers' level
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mktxp/cli/config/config.py b/mktxp/cli/config/config.py
index 24b67e4..013f812 100755
--- a/mktxp/cli/config/config.py
+++ b/mktxp/cli/config/config.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import shutil
 from collections import namedtuple
 from configobj import ConfigObj
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
-from pkg_resources import Requirement, resource_filename
+import importlib.resources
 from mktxp.utils.utils import FSHelper
 
 
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ class MKTXPConfigHandler:
             self.os_config.mktxp_user_dir_path, '_mktxp.conf')
 
         self._create_os_path(self.usr_conf_data_path,
-                             'mktxp/cli/config/mktxp.conf')
+                             'cli/config/mktxp.conf')
         self._create_os_path(self.mktxp_conf_path,
-                             'mktxp/cli/config/_mktxp.conf')
+                             'cli/config/_mktxp.conf')
 
         self.re_compiled = {}
 
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ class MKTXPConfigHandler:
     def _create_os_path(self, os_path, resource_path):
         if not os.path.exists(os_path):
             # stage from the conf templates
-            lookup_path = resource_filename(
-                Requirement.parse("mktxp"), resource_path)
-            shutil.copy(lookup_path, os_path)
+            ref = importlib.resources.files('mktxp') / resource_path
+            with importlib.resources.as_file(ref) as path:
+                shutil.copy(path, os_path)
 
     def _system_entry_reader(self):
         system_entry_reader = {}
diff --git a/mktxp/utils/utils.py b/mktxp/utils/utils.py
index 5368424..5de8e05 100755
--- a/mktxp/utils/utils.py
+++ b/mktxp/utils/utils.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from multiprocessing import Process, Event
 from datetime import timedelta
-from pkg_resources import packaging
-
+from packaging.version import parse
 
 
 ''' Utilities / Helpers
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ def get_available_updates(channel, ttl_hash=get_ttl_hash()):
                 title, _, _, _, _, _ = child
                 # extract and parse the version number from title
                 version_text = re.findall(r'[\d+\.]+', title.text)[0]
-                version_number = packaging.version.parse(version_text)
+                version_number = parse(version_text)
                 versions.append(version_number)
     return versions
 
@@ -322,15 +321,15 @@ def parse_ros_version(string):
     1.2.3, stable
     """
     version, channel = re.findall(r'([\d\.]+).*?([\w]+)', string)[0]
-    return packaging.version.parse(version), channel
+    return parse(version), channel
 
-def builtin_wifi_capsman_version(string):
+def builtin_wifi_capsman_version(version):
     """Try to check if the version is Wifi version of RouterOS (>= 7.13).
     If anything goes wrong, return None.
     Returns a boolean"""
     try:
-        cur_version, _ = parse_ros_version(string)
-        if cur_version >= packaging.version.parse('7.13'):
+        cur_version, _ = parse_ros_version(version)
+        if cur_version >= parse('7.13'):
             return True
     except Exception as err:
         print(f'could not get current RouterOS version, because: {str(err)}')