diff --git a/arches/install/arches-project b/arches/install/arches-project
index f3d9e76c172..8756b3b7f59 100644
--- a/arches/install/arches-project
+++ b/arches/install/arches-project
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import argparse
 import codecs
 import django
 import errno
-import imp
 import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
diff --git a/arches/management/commands/datatype.py b/arches/management/commands/datatype.py
index 38ace63de99..b7844e1c43b 100644
--- a/arches/management/commands/datatype.py
+++ b/arches/management/commands/datatype.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 """This module contains commands for building Arches."""
 
 import os
+import sys
+
 from arches.management.commands import utils
 from arches.app.models import models
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
@@ -55,11 +57,8 @@ def register(self, source):
         Inserts a datatype into the arches db
 
         """
-
-        import imp
-
-        dt_source = imp.load_source("", source)
-        details = dt_source.details
+        utils.load_source("dt_source", source)
+        details = sys.modules["dt_source"].details
         self.validate_details(details)
 
         dt = models.DDataType(
@@ -103,11 +102,8 @@ def update(self, source):
         Updates an existing datatype in the arches db
 
         """
-
-        import imp
-
-        dt_source = imp.load_source("", source)
-        details = dt_source.details
+        utils.load_source("dt_source", source)
+        details = sys.modules["dt_source"].details
         self.validate_details(details)
 
         instance = models.DDataType.objects.get(datatype=details["datatype"])
diff --git a/arches/management/commands/fn.py b/arches/management/commands/fn.py
index 1c00cbada1e..6fa5148b55e 100644
--- a/arches/management/commands/fn.py
+++ b/arches/management/commands/fn.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import sys
 import uuid
 from arches.management.commands import utils
 from arches.app.models import models
@@ -58,11 +59,8 @@ def register(self, source):
         Inserts a function into the arches db
 
         """
-
-        import imp
-
-        fn_config = imp.load_source("", source)
-        details = fn_config.details
+        utils.load_source("fn_config", source)
+        details = sys.modules["fn_config"].details
 
         try:
             uuid.UUID(details["functionid"])
diff --git a/arches/management/commands/packages.py b/arches/management/commands/packages.py
index 0abb2313d1c..78b38752dd2 100644
--- a/arches/management/commands/packages.py
+++ b/arches/management/commands/packages.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import sys
 import urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error
 import os
-import imp
 import logging
 from arches.setup import unzip_file
 from arches.management.commands import utils
@@ -817,10 +816,14 @@ def load_indexes(package_dir):
             root = settings.APP_ROOT if settings.APP_ROOT is not None else os.path.join(settings.ROOT_DIR, "app")
             dest_dir = os.path.join(root, "search_indexes")
 
+            if index_files:
+                module_name = "package_settings"
+                file_path = os.path.join(settings.APP_ROOT, "package_settings.py")
+                utils.load_source(module_name, file_path)
+
             for index_file in index_files:
                 shutil.copy(index_file, dest_dir)
-                package_settings = imp.load_source("", os.path.join(settings.APP_ROOT, "package_settings.py"))
-                for index in package_settings.ELASTICSEARCH_CUSTOM_INDEXES:
+                for index in sys.modules[module_name].ELASTICSEARCH_CUSTOM_INDEXES:
                     es_index = import_class_from_string(index["module"])(index["name"])
                     es_index.prepare_index()
 
diff --git a/arches/management/commands/search.py b/arches/management/commands/search.py
index 0281a9fe26f..c30955fb0ec 100644
--- a/arches/management/commands/search.py
+++ b/arches/management/commands/search.py
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
-import os
+import sys
 import uuid
-import imp
+
 from arches.app.models import models
+from arches.management.commands import utils
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
 
 
@@ -57,10 +58,10 @@ def register(self, source):
 
         """
 
-        dt_source = imp.load_source("", source)
+        utils.load_source("sc_source", source)
 
-        if getattr(dt_source, "details", None):
-            details = dt_source.details
+        if getattr(sys.modules, "sc_source", None):
+            details = sys.modules["sc_source"].details
 
             try:
                 uuid.UUID(details["searchcomponentid"])
@@ -89,8 +90,8 @@ def update(self, source):
 
         """
 
-        dt_source = imp.load_source("", source)
-        name = dt_source.details["componentname"]
+        utils.load_source("sc_source", source)
+        name = sys.modules["sc_source"].details["componentname"]
 
         self.unregister(name)
         self.register(source)
diff --git a/arches/management/commands/utils.py b/arches/management/commands/utils.py
index a348ba6bba3..d584fc4c650 100644
--- a/arches/management/commands/utils.py
+++ b/arches/management/commands/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import importlib.util
 import os
+import sys
 import codecs
 
 
@@ -60,3 +62,13 @@ def get_valid_path(path):
 def print_message(message):
     border = "*" * 80
     print("{1}\n{0}\n{1}".format(message, border))
+
+
+def load_source(module_name, file_path):
+    """Replacement for deprecated imp.load_source(). Recipe from
+    https://docs.python.org/3.12/library/importlib.html#importlib.abc.Loader.exec_module"""
+
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, file_path)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    sys.modules[module_name] = module
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)