pkg_resources deprecation warning when running CCI commands

[NicoleEnclude]

Describe the bug

I just freshly reinstalled my laptop and whenever I run a CCI command (Powershell through VSCodium), I get this warning:

C:\Users\USERNAME\pipx\venvs\cumulusci\Lib\site-packages\cumulusci\__init__.py:8: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.

  __import__("pkg_resources").declare_namespace("cumulusci")

I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling setuptools, but everything seems as up to date as it gets:

I have looked around and found some reference to this error with pip itself, but that was supposedly fixed a good while ago: Upgrade to setuptools 67.6.1 causes DeprecationWarning about pkg_resources · Issue #11975 · pypa/pip

There's also this very recent similar issue with azure-cli: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API · Issue #31591 · Azure/azure-cli

Reproduction steps

1. Install Python (3.13.5) through Winget
2. Verify environment variables and that pip is working
3. Install pipx
4. Install cci through pipx
5. Run any cci command

Your CumulusCI and Python versions

• Python (installed through winget): 3.13.5
• pip: 25.1.1
• setuptools: 80.9.0
• pipx: 1.7.1
• CCI: 4.4.0

Operating System

Windows 10 Business, version 10.0.19045 Build 19045

Windows environment

PowerShell

CumulusCI installation method

pipx

Error Gist

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Additional information

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