diff --git a/package/python-html5lib/0002-setup.py-except-ImportError-for-missing-pkg_resource.patch b/package/python-html5lib/0002-setup.py-except-ImportError-for-missing-pkg_resource.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55e468db72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-html5lib/0002-setup.py-except-ImportError-for-missing-pkg_resource.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From a29f42562056cca84108aadea37158f718fc8b92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: loqs <loqs@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:33:37 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] setup.py: except ImportError for missing pkg_resources
+
+Missing pkg_resources indicates setuptools 82 or newer which is more recent that than 18.5 so the version check using pkg_resources can safely be skipped.
+
+Upstream: https://github.com/html5lib/html5lib-python/pull/594
+
+Signed-off-by: Bernd Kuhls <bernd@kuhls.net>
+---
+ setup.py | 7 +++++--
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 30ee057..0aa584d 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import sys
+ 
+ from os.path import join, dirname
+ from setuptools import setup, find_packages, __version__ as setuptools_version
+-from pkg_resources import parse_version
+ 
+-import pkg_resources
++try:
++    import pkg_resources
++    from pkg_resources import parse_version
++except ImportError:
++    pkg_resources = None
+ 
+ try:
+     import _markerlib.markers
+-- 
+2.47.3
+
diff --git a/package/python-html5lib/0003-conftest.py-Replace-pkg_resources-use-with-packaging.patch b/package/python-html5lib/0003-conftest.py-Replace-pkg_resources-use-with-packaging.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..219c5c4185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-html5lib/0003-conftest.py-Replace-pkg_resources-use-with-packaging.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+From 0bf746e3ed39d8b10b31ad292a19aa2d98e7058c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: loqs <loqs@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:38:32 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] conftest.py: Replace pkg_resources use with packaging
+
+Upstream: https://github.com/html5lib/html5lib-python/pull/594
+
+Signed-off-by: Bernd Kuhls <bernd@kuhls.net>
+---
+ html5lib/tests/conftest.py | 22 +++++++++++++---------
+ requirements-test.txt      |  2 ++
+ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/html5lib/tests/conftest.py b/html5lib/tests/conftest.py
+index fffeb50..a1f6b21 100644
+--- a/html5lib/tests/conftest.py
++++ b/html5lib/tests/conftest.py
+@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ from __future__ import print_function
+ import os.path
+ import sys
+ 
+-import pkg_resources
++from packaging.requirements import Requirement
++from packaging.markers import Marker
++try:
++    from importlib import metadata
++except ImportError:
++    import importlib_metadata as metadata
+ import pytest
+ 
+ from .tree_construction import TreeConstructionFile
+@@ -63,17 +68,16 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
+                             spec, marker = line.strip().split(";", 1)
+                         else:
+                             spec, marker = line.strip(), None
+-                        req = pkg_resources.Requirement.parse(spec)
+-                        if marker and not pkg_resources.evaluate_marker(marker):
++                        req = Requirement(spec)
++                        if marker and not Marker(marker).evaluate():
+                             msgs.append("%s not available in this environment" % spec)
+                         else:
+                             try:
+-                                installed = pkg_resources.working_set.find(req)
+-                            except pkg_resources.VersionConflict:
+-                                msgs.append("Outdated version of %s installed, need %s" % (req.name, spec))
+-                            else:
+-                                if not installed:
+-                                    msgs.append("Need %s" % spec)
++                                installed = metadata.version(req.name)
++                                if not req.specifier.contains(installed, prereleases=True):
++                                    msgs.append("Outdated version of %s installed, need %s" % (req.name, spec))
++                            except metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
++                                msgs.append("Need %s" % spec)
+ 
+         # Check cElementTree
+         import xml.etree.ElementTree as ElementTree
+-- 
+2.47.3
+