diff --git a/ipyparallel/cluster/app.py b/ipyparallel/cluster/app.py
index 08665d91..3e547235 100755
--- a/ipyparallel/cluster/app.py
+++ b/ipyparallel/cluster/app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 import sys
 from functools import partial
 
-import entrypoints
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
+
 import zmq
 from IPython.core.profiledir import ProfileDir
 from traitlets import Bool, CaselessStrEnum, Dict, Integer, List, default
@@ -339,13 +343,14 @@ def _classes_default(self):
         launcher_classes = []
         for kind in ('controller', 'engine'):
             group_name = f'ipyparallel.{kind}_launchers'
-            group = entrypoints.get_group_named(group_name)
-            for key, value in group.items():
+            group = entry_points(group=group_name)
+            for entrypoint in group:
+                key = entrypoint.name
                 try:
-                    cls = value.load()
+                    cls = entrypoint.load()
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.log.error(
-                        f"Failed to load entrypoint {group_name}: {key} = {value}\n{e}"
+                        f"Failed to load entrypoint {group_name}: {key} = {entrypoint.value}\n{e}"
                     )
                 else:
                     launcher_classes.append(cls)
diff --git a/ipyparallel/cluster/launcher.py b/ipyparallel/cluster/launcher.py
index a3999f5f..8bf06302 100644
--- a/ipyparallel/cluster/launcher.py
+++ b/ipyparallel/cluster/launcher.py
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from textwrap import indent
 
-import entrypoints
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
+
 import psutil
 from IPython.utils.path import ensure_dir_exists, get_home_dir
 from IPython.utils.text import EvalFormatter
@@ -2533,16 +2537,16 @@ def find_launcher_class(name, kind):
         group_name = 'ipyparallel.controller_launchers'
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"kind must be 'engine' or 'controller', not {kind!r}")
-    group = entrypoints.get_group_named(group_name)
+    group = entry_points(group=group_name)
     # make it case-insensitive
-    registry = {key.lower(): value for key, value in group.items()}
+    registry = {entrypoint.name.lower(): entrypoint for entrypoint in group}
     return registry[name.lower()].load()
 
 
 @lru_cache
 def abbreviate_launcher_class(cls):
     """Abbreviate a launcher class back to its entrypoint name"""
-    cls_key = f"{cls.__module__}.{cls.__name__}"
+    cls_key = f"{cls.__module__}:{cls.__name__}"
     # allow entrypoint_name attribute in case the definition module
     # is not the same as the 'import' module
     if getattr(cls, 'entrypoint_name', None):
@@ -2550,8 +2554,8 @@ def abbreviate_launcher_class(cls):
 
     for kind in ('controller', 'engine'):
         group_name = f'ipyparallel.{kind}_launchers'
-        group = entrypoints.get_group_named(group_name)
-        for key, value in group.items():
-            if f"{value.module_name}.{value.object_name}" == cls_key:
-                return key.lower()
+        group = entry_points(group=group_name)
+        for entrypoint in group:
+            if entrypoint.value == cls_key:
+                return entrypoint.name.lower()
     return cls_key
diff --git a/ipyparallel/tests/test_launcher.py b/ipyparallel/tests/test_launcher.py
index f0ec2d6b..6cc4b24c 100644
--- a/ipyparallel/tests/test_launcher.py
+++ b/ipyparallel/tests/test_launcher.py
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 import time
 from subprocess import Popen
 
-import entrypoints
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
+
 import pytest
 from traitlets.config import Config
 
@@ -156,9 +160,10 @@ def _wait_one(timeout):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("kind", ("controller", "engine"))
 def test_entrypoints(kind):
     group_name = f"ipyparallel.{kind}_launchers"
-    group = entrypoints.get_group_named(group_name)
+    group = entry_points(group=group_name)
     assert len(group) > 2
-    for key, entrypoint in group.items():
+    for entrypoint in group:
+        key = entrypoint.name
         # verify entrypoints are valid
         cls = entrypoint.load()
 
diff --git a/ipyparallel/traitlets.py b/ipyparallel/traitlets.py
index 69fa64e0..e9f1ca97 100644
--- a/ipyparallel/traitlets.py
+++ b/ipyparallel/traitlets.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 """Custom ipyparallel trait types"""
 
-import entrypoints
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
+
 from traitlets import List, TraitError, Type
 
 
@@ -24,9 +28,7 @@ def help(self):
         chunks = [self._original_help]
         chunks.append("Currently installed: ")
         for key, entry_point in self.load_entry_points().items():
-            chunks.append(
-                f"  - {key}: {entry_point.module_name}.{entry_point.object_name}"
-            )
+            chunks.append(f"  - {key}: {entry_point.value}")
         return '\n'.join(chunks)
 
     @help.setter
@@ -35,10 +37,10 @@ def help(self, value):
 
     def load_entry_points(self):
         """Load my entry point group"""
-        # load the group
-        group = entrypoints.get_group_named(self.entry_point_group)
-        # make it case-insensitive
-        return {key.lower(): value for key, value in group.items()}
+        return {
+            entry_point.name.lower(): entry_point
+            for entry_point in entry_points(group=self.entry_point_group)
+        }
 
     def validate(self, obj, value):
         if isinstance(value, str):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 40cbe764..402f2f70 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ classifiers = [
 urls = {Homepage = "https://ipython.org"}
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
-    "entrypoints",
+    "importlib_metadata>=3.6; python_version < '3.10'",
     "decorator",
     "pyzmq>=18",
     "traitlets>=4.3",