diff --git a/nibabel/testing/__init__.py b/nibabel/testing/__init__.py
index d335c9a8c..0ba82d6cb 100644
--- a/nibabel/testing/__init__.py
+++ b/nibabel/testing/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 from .np_features import memmap_after_ufunc
 
 try:
-    from importlib.abc import Traversable
     from importlib.resources import as_file, files
+    from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable
 except ImportError:  # PY38
     from importlib_resources import as_file, files
     from importlib_resources.abc import Traversable
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bf7b09903..4df5886d7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
   "numpy >=1.20",
   "packaging >=17",
-  "importlib_resources >=1.3; python_version < '3.9'",
+  "importlib_resources >=5.12; python_version < '3.12'",
 ]
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",