diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05b22a9f..d1dd2f71 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.9.1] 2024-05-14
+
+### Fix
+
+- `importlib.resources` does not exists on Python 3.8
+
 ## [0.9.0] - 2024-05-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/speculos/api/apdu.py b/speculos/api/apdu.py
index 0424cd5d..7dafbf29 100644
--- a/speculos/api/apdu.py
+++ b/speculos/api/apdu.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 from flask import stream_with_context, Response, request
 from typing import Generator, Optional
 
+from speculos.resources_importer import get_resource_schema_as_json
 from ..mcu.seproxyhal import SeProxyHal
-from .helpers import load_json_schema
 from .restful import SephResource
 
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def seph_apdu_callback(self, data: bytes) -> None:
 
 
 class APDU(SephResource):
-    schema = load_json_schema("apdu.schema")
+    schema = get_resource_schema_as_json("api", "apdu.schema")
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/speculos/api/api.py b/speculos/api/api.py
index ff4c441d..1ff5833c 100644
--- a/speculos/api/api.py
+++ b/speculos/api/api.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import socket
 import threading
-import importlib.resources
 from typing import Any, Dict
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_restful import Api
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
 from speculos.mcu.readerror import ReadError
 from speculos.mcu.seproxyhal import SeProxyHal
 from speculos.observer import BroadcastInterface
+from speculos.resources_importer import resources
 from .apdu import APDU
 from .automation import Automation
 from .button import Button
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  seph: SeProxyHal,
                  automation_server: BroadcastInterface):
         self._port = api_port
-        static_folder = str(importlib.resources.files(__package__) / "static")
+        static_folder = str(resources.files(__package__) / "static")
         self._app = Flask(__name__, static_url_path="", static_folder=static_folder)
         self._app.env = "development"
 
diff --git a/speculos/api/button.py b/speculos/api/button.py
index a1828da7..04511f69 100644
--- a/speculos/api/button.py
+++ b/speculos/api/button.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import jsonschema
 from flask import request
 
-from .helpers import load_json_schema
+from speculos.resources_importer import get_resource_schema_as_json
 from .restful import SephResource
 
 
 class Button(SephResource):
-    schema = load_json_schema("button.schema")
+    schema = get_resource_schema_as_json("api", "button.schema")
 
     def post(self):
         args = request.get_json(force=True)
diff --git a/speculos/api/finger.py b/speculos/api/finger.py
index 881adbc2..2746ea0e 100644
--- a/speculos/api/finger.py
+++ b/speculos/api/finger.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import jsonschema
 from flask import request
 
-from .helpers import load_json_schema
+from speculos.resources_importer import get_resource_schema_as_json
 from .restful import SephResource
 
 
 class Finger(SephResource):
-    schema = load_json_schema("finger.schema")
+    schema = get_resource_schema_as_json("api", "finger.schema")
 
     def post(self):
         args = request.get_json(force=True)
diff --git a/speculos/api/helpers.py b/speculos/api/helpers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d6bb33f..00000000
--- a/speculos/api/helpers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import importlib.resources
-import json
-
-
-def load_json_schema(filename):
-    path = importlib.resources.files(__package__) / "resources" / filename
-    with path.open("rb") as fp:
-        schema = json.load(fp)
-    return schema
diff --git a/speculos/api/ticker.py b/speculos/api/ticker.py
index 2f227b2a..afe9a34d 100644
--- a/speculos/api/ticker.py
+++ b/speculos/api/ticker.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import jsonschema
 from flask import request
 
-from .helpers import load_json_schema
+from speculos.resources_importer import get_resource_schema_as_json
 from .restful import SephResource
 
 
 class Ticker(SephResource):
-    schema = load_json_schema("ticker.schema")
+    schema = get_resource_schema_as_json("api", "ticker.schema")
 
     def post(self):
         args = request.get_json(force=True)
diff --git a/speculos/main.py b/speculos/main.py
index 4fd735f9..f7ba54db 100644
--- a/speculos/main.py
+++ b/speculos/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import argparse
 import binascii
 import ctypes
-import importlib.resources
 import logging
 import os
 import re
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@
 from .mcu.struct import DisplayArgs, ServerArgs
 from .mcu.vnc import VNC
 from .observer import BroadcastInterface
+from .resources_importer import resources
 
 
 DEFAULT_SEED = ('glory promote mansion idle axis finger extra february uncover one trip resource lawn turtle enact '
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("speculos")
 
-launcher_path = str(importlib.resources.files(__package__) / "resources" / "launcher")
+launcher_path = str(resources.files(__package__) / "resources" / "launcher")
 
 
 def set_pdeath(sig):
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def run_qemu(s1: socket.socket, s2: socket.socket, args: argparse.Namespace, use
         cxlib_filepath = f"cxlib/{args.model}-api-level-cx-{args.apiLevel}.elf"
     else:
         cxlib_filepath = f"cxlib/{args.model}-cx-{args.sdk}.elf"
-    cxlib = str(importlib.resources.files(__package__) / cxlib_filepath)
+    cxlib = str(resources.files(__package__) / cxlib_filepath)
     if os.path.exists(cxlib):
         sh_offset, sh_size, sh_load, cx_ram_size, cx_ram_load = get_cx_infos(cxlib)
         cxlib_args = f'{cxlib}:{sh_offset:#x}:{sh_size:#x}:{sh_load:#x}:{cx_ram_size:#x}:{cx_ram_load:#x}'
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def run_qemu(s1: socket.socket, s2: socket.socket, args: argparse.Namespace, use
     # for NBGL apps, fonts binary file is mandatory
     if not use_bagl:
         fonts_filepath = f"fonts/{args.model}-fonts-{args.apiLevel}.bin"
-        fonts = str(importlib.resources.files(__package__) / fonts_filepath)
+        fonts = str(resources.files(__package__) / fonts_filepath)
         if os.path.exists(fonts):
             argv += ['-f', fonts]
         else:
diff --git a/speculos/mcu/automation.py b/speculos/mcu/automation.py
index a3065a8a..b79cb1d1 100644
--- a/speculos/mcu/automation.py
+++ b/speculos/mcu/automation.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import importlib.resources
 import json
 import jsonschema
 import logging
 import re
 
+from speculos.resources_importer import get_resources_path
+
 
 class Automation:
     def __init__(self, document):
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self, document):
         self.validate()
 
     def validate(self):
-        path = importlib.resources.files(__package__) / "resources" / "automation.schema"
+        path = get_resources_path("mcu", "automation.schema")
         with path.open("rb") as fp:
             schema = json.load(fp)
         jsonschema.validate(instance=self.json, schema=schema)
diff --git a/speculos/resources_importer.py b/speculos/resources_importer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d599db87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/speculos/resources_importer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from platform import python_version_tuple
+from typing import Dict
+
+major, minor, _ = python_version_tuple()
+assert major == "3"
+
+if int(minor) <= 8:
+    import importlib_resources as resources
+else:
+    import importlib.resources as resources
+
+
+def get_resources_path(module: str, filename: str) -> Path:
+    return resources.files(__package__) / module / "resources" / filename
+
+
+def get_resource_schema_as_json(module: str, filename: str) -> Dict:
+    with get_resources_path(module, filename).open("rb") as fp:
+        schema = json.load(fp)
+    return schema
diff --git a/tests/python/test_resources_importer.py b/tests/python/test_resources_importer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52f6139c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/python/test_resources_importer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import speculos.resources_importer as r
+
+
+def test_api_resource_exists():
+    assert r.get_resources_path("api", "").exists()
+
+
+def test_mcu_resource_exists():
+    assert r.get_resources_path("mcu", "").exists()
+
+
+def test_load_json():
+    schema = r.get_resource_schema_as_json("api", "finger.schema")
+    assert isinstance(schema, dict)