diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 0f113f8..93bd4f5 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ asgiref==3.8.1
     # via django
 attrs==24.2.0
     # via openedx-events
-boto3==1.35.41
+boto3==1.35.58
     # via fs-s3fs
-botocore==1.35.41
+botocore==1.35.58
     # via
     #   boto3
     #   s3transfer
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dnspython==2.7.0
     # via pymongo
 edx-ccx-keys==1.3.0
     # via openedx-events
-edx-django-utils==6.1.0
+edx-django-utils==7.0.0
     # via openedx-events
 edx-opaque-keys[django]==2.11.0
     # via
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ openedx-filters==1.11.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 pbr==6.1.0
     # via stevedore
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via edx-django-utils
 pycparser==2.22
     # via cffi
diff --git a/requirements/ci.txt b/requirements/ci.txt
index cd948f5..dfbb2bf 100644
--- a/requirements/ci.txt
+++ b/requirements/ci.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ filelock==3.16.1
     # via
     #   tox
     #   virtualenv
-packaging==24.1
+packaging==24.2
     # via
     #   pyproject-api
     #   tox
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ tox==3.28.0
     #   tox-battery
 tox-battery==0.6.2
     # via -r requirements/ci.in
-virtualenv==20.26.6
+virtualenv==20.27.1
     # via tox
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 3ac82b2..d4f62be 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ binaryornot==0.4.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   cookiecutter
-boto3==1.35.41
+boto3==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   fs-s3fs
-botocore==1.35.41
+botocore==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   boto3
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ cookiecutter==2.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   xblock-sdk
-coverage[toml]==7.6.3
+coverage[toml]==7.6.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   pytest-cov
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ edx-ccx-keys==1.3.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   openedx-events
-edx-django-utils==6.1.0
+edx-django-utils==7.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   openedx-events
 edx-i18n-tools==1.6.3
     # via -r requirements/dev.in
-edx-lint==5.4.0
+edx-lint==5.4.1
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
 edx-opaque-keys[django]==2.11.0
     # via
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ lxml[html-clean]==5.3.0
     #   xblock-sdk
 lxml-html-clean==0.3.1
     # via lxml
-mako==1.3.5
+mako==1.3.6
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   xblock
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   rich
-markupsafe==3.0.1
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   jinja2
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ openedx-events==9.15.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
 openedx-filters==1.11.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
-packaging==24.1
+packaging==24.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/pip-tools.txt
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pluggy==1.5.0
     #   tox
 polib==1.2.0
     # via edx-i18n-tools
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ pytest==8.3.3
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-django
-pytest-cov==5.0.0
+pytest-cov==6.0.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
 pytest-django==4.9.0
     # via -r requirements/quality.txt
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ requests==2.32.3
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   cookiecutter
     #   xblock-sdk
-rich==13.9.2
+rich==13.9.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   cookiecutter
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ urllib3==2.2.3
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   botocore
     #   requests
-virtualenv==20.26.6
+virtualenv==20.27.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   tox
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ web-fragments==2.2.0
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-webob==1.8.8
+webob==1.8.9
     # via
     #   -r requirements/quality.txt
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-wheel==0.44.0
+wheel==0.45.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/pip-tools.txt
     #   pip-tools
diff --git a/requirements/doc.txt b/requirements/doc.txt
index 597ccb2..6e5e9fd 100644
--- a/requirements/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/doc.txt
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ binaryornot==0.4.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   cookiecutter
-boto3==1.35.41
+boto3==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   fs-s3fs
-botocore==1.35.41
+botocore==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   boto3
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cookiecutter==2.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock-sdk
-coverage[toml]==7.6.3
+coverage[toml]==7.6.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest-cov
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ edx-ccx-keys==1.3.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   openedx-events
-edx-django-utils==6.1.0
+edx-django-utils==7.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   openedx-events
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jmespath==1.0.1
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   boto3
     #   botocore
-keyring==25.4.1
+keyring==25.5.0
     # via twine
 lazy==1.6
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ lxml==5.3.0
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-mako==1.3.5
+mako==1.3.6
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   rich
-markupsafe==3.0.1
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   jinja2
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ openedx-events==9.15.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 openedx-filters==1.11.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
-packaging==24.1
+packaging==24.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   build
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ pluggy==1.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pytest==8.3.3
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-django
-pytest-cov==5.0.0
+pytest-cov==6.0.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 pytest-django==4.9.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ restructuredtext-lint==1.4.0
     # via doc8
 rfc3986==2.0.0
     # via twine
-rich==13.9.2
+rich==13.9.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   cookiecutter
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ web-fragments==2.2.0
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-webob==1.8.8
+webob==1.8.9
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ xblock==5.1.0
     #   xblock-sdk
 xblock-sdk==0.12.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
-zipp==3.20.2
+zipp==3.21.0
     # via importlib-metadata
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/requirements/pip-tools.txt b/requirements/pip-tools.txt
index db6c463..dc539c5 100644
--- a/requirements/pip-tools.txt
+++ b/requirements/pip-tools.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build==1.2.2.post1
     # via pip-tools
 click==8.1.7
     # via pip-tools
-packaging==24.1
+packaging==24.2
     # via build
 pip-tools==7.4.1
     # via -r requirements/pip-tools.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via
     #   build
     #   pip-tools
-wheel==0.44.0
+wheel==0.45.0
     # via pip-tools
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/requirements/pip.txt b/requirements/pip.txt
index 36c777e..edbda4b 100644
--- a/requirements/pip.txt
+++ b/requirements/pip.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #
 #    make upgrade
 #
-wheel==0.44.0
+wheel==0.45.0
     # via -r requirements/pip.in
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 pip==24.2
-    # via -r requirements/pip.in
-setuptools==75.1.0
+    # via
+    #   -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-lint/master/edx_lint/files/common_constraints.txt
+    #   -r requirements/pip.in
+setuptools==75.4.0
     # via -r requirements/pip.in
diff --git a/requirements/quality.txt b/requirements/quality.txt
index 2076f54..e427577 100644
--- a/requirements/quality.txt
+++ b/requirements/quality.txt
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ binaryornot==0.4.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   cookiecutter
-boto3==1.35.41
+boto3==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   fs-s3fs
-botocore==1.35.41
+botocore==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   boto3
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ cookiecutter==2.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock-sdk
-coverage[toml]==7.6.3
+coverage[toml]==7.6.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest-cov
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ edx-ccx-keys==1.3.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   openedx-events
-edx-django-utils==6.1.0
+edx-django-utils==7.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   openedx-events
-edx-lint==5.4.0
+edx-lint==5.4.1
     # via -r requirements/quality.in
 edx-opaque-keys[django]==2.11.0
     # via
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ lxml==5.3.0
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-mako==1.3.5
+mako==1.3.6
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   rich
-markupsafe==3.0.1
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   jinja2
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ openedx-events==9.15.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 openedx-filters==1.11.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
-packaging==24.1
+packaging==24.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pluggy==1.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pytest==8.3.3
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-django
-pytest-cov==5.0.0
+pytest-cov==6.0.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 pytest-django==4.9.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ requests==2.32.3
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   cookiecutter
     #   xblock-sdk
-rich==13.9.2
+rich==13.9.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   cookiecutter
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ web-fragments==2.2.0
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-webob==1.8.8
+webob==1.8.9
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   xblock
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index f2b3a5f..7447fa0 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ attrs==24.2.0
     #   openedx-events
 binaryornot==0.4.4
     # via cookiecutter
-boto3==1.35.41
+boto3==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   fs-s3fs
-botocore==1.35.41
+botocore==1.35.58
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   boto3
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ code-annotations==1.8.0
     # via -r requirements/test.in
 cookiecutter==2.6.0
     # via xblock-sdk
-coverage[toml]==7.6.3
+coverage[toml]==7.6.4
     # via pytest-cov
     # via
     #   -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/edx/edx-lint/master/edx_lint/files/common_constraints.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ edx-ccx-keys==1.3.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   openedx-events
-edx-django-utils==6.1.0
+edx-django-utils==7.0.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   openedx-events
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ lxml==5.3.0
     # via
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-mako==1.3.5
+mako==1.3.6
     # via xblock
 markdown-it-py==3.0.0
     # via rich
-markupsafe==3.0.1
+markupsafe==3.0.2
     # via
     #   jinja2
     #   mako
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ openedx-events==9.15.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 openedx-filters==1.11.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
-packaging==24.1
+packaging==24.2
     # via pytest
 pbr==6.1.0
     # via
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pbr==6.1.0
     #   stevedore
 pluggy==1.5.0
     # via pytest
-psutil==6.0.0
+psutil==6.1.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-django-utils
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ pytest==8.3.3
     # via
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-django
-pytest-cov==5.0.0
+pytest-cov==6.0.0
     # via -r requirements/test.in
 pytest-django==4.9.0
     # via -r requirements/test.in
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ requests==2.32.3
     # via
     #   cookiecutter
     #   xblock-sdk
-rich==13.9.2
+rich==13.9.4
     # via cookiecutter
 s3transfer==0.10.3
     # via
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ web-fragments==2.2.0
     # via
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
-webob==1.8.8
+webob==1.8.9
     # via
     #   xblock
     #   xblock-sdk
diff --git a/skill_tagging/pipeline.py b/skill_tagging/pipeline.py
index 6f4f756..b505eb4 100644
--- a/skill_tagging/pipeline.py
+++ b/skill_tagging/pipeline.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 """
 import logging
 import random
+from importlib.resources import files
 
-import pkg_resources
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.template import Context, Template
 from openedx_filters import PipelineStep
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 def resource_string(path):
     """Handy helper for getting resources from our kit."""
-    data = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, path)
-    return data.decode("utf8")
+    return files(__package__).joinpath(path).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
 
 class VerificationPipelineBase: