diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4b7c5e275..ce9e4b177 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
         "psycopg2",
         "sqlalchemy",
         "geopandas",
-        "disaggregator @ git+https://github.com/openego/disaggregator.git@features/pip_install"
+        "disaggregator @ git+https://github.com/openego/disaggregator.git@features/pip_install",
+        "importlib-resources"
         # eg: 'aspectlib==1.1.1', 'six>=1.7',
     ],
     extras_require={
diff --git a/src/egon/data/airflow/dags/pipeline.py b/src/egon/data/airflow/dags/pipeline.py
index 953f70b16..a478720e0 100644
--- a/src/egon/data/airflow/dags/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/airflow/dags/pipeline.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import airflow
 import os
 
+from importlib_resources import files
+
 from egon.data.airflow.tasks import initdb
 from egon.data.db import airflow_db_connection
 import egon.data.importing.openstreetmap as import_osm
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@
 import egon.data.processing.openstreetmap as process_osm
 import egon.data.importing.zensus as import_zs
 
+
 # Prepare connection to db for operators
 airflow_db_connection()
 
@@ -20,8 +23,7 @@
     description="The eGo^N data processing DAG.",
     default_args={"start_date": days_ago(1)},
     template_searchpath=[
-        os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
-            __file__ ), '..', '..', 'processing', 'vg250'))
+        files('egon.data.processing').joinpath('vg250')
     ],
     is_paused_upon_creation=False,
     schedule_interval=None,
diff --git a/src/egon/data/airflow/tasks.py b/src/egon/data/airflow/tasks.py
index c65a9b9d1..050303f2d 100644
--- a/src/egon/data/airflow/tasks.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/airflow/tasks.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import os.path
 import socket
 
+from importlib_resources import files
+
 from egon.data.db import credentials
 import egon.data.subprocess as subprocess
 
-
 def initdb():
     """ Initialize the local database used for data processing. """
     db = credentials()
@@ -13,5 +14,5 @@ def initdb():
     if code != 0:
         subprocess.run(
             ["docker-compose", "up", "-d", "--build"],
-            cwd=os.path.dirname(__file__),
+            cwd=files('egon.data.airflow'),
         )
diff --git a/src/egon/data/cli.py b/src/egon/data/cli.py
index 0677d51e3..8d534700c 100644
--- a/src/egon/data/cli.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/cli.py
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 import os.path
 import subprocess
 
+from importlib_resources import files
 import click
 import yaml
 
 import egon.data
 import egon.data.airflow
 
-
 @click.command(
     add_help_option=False,
     context_settings=dict(allow_extra_args=True, ignore_unknown_options=True),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def serve(context):
 @click.version_option(version=egon.data.__version__)
 @click.pass_context
 def main(context, **kwargs):
-    os.environ["AIRFLOW_HOME"] = os.path.dirname(egon.data.airflow.__file__)
+    os.environ["AIRFLOW_HOME"] = str(files(egon.data.airflow))
     translations = {
         "database": "POSTGRES_DB",
         "database_password": "POSTGRES_PASSWORD",
diff --git a/src/egon/data/config.py b/src/egon/data/config.py
index 248c19384..ffe60785f 100644
--- a/src/egon/data/config.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 import yaml
+from importlib_resources import files
 
 import egon
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ def datasets(config_file=None):
 
     """
     if not config_file:
-        package_path = egon.data.__path__[0]
+        package_path = files('egon.data')
         config_file = os.path.join(package_path, "datasets.yml")
 
     return yaml.load(open(config_file), Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
diff --git a/src/egon/data/db.py b/src/egon/data/db.py
index cb3b66e93..684354e93 100644
--- a/src/egon/data/db.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/db.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, text
 import yaml
+from importlib_resources import files
 
 import egon
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ def credentials():
         Complete DB connection information
     """
     # Read database configuration from docker-compose.yml
-    package_path = egon.data.__path__[0]
+    package_path = files(egon.data)
     docker_compose_file = os.path.join(
         package_path, "airflow", "docker-compose.yml"
     )
diff --git a/src/egon/data/importing/__init__.py b/src/egon/data/importing/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/egon/data/importing/openstreetmap/__init__.py b/src/egon/data/importing/openstreetmap/__init__.py
index 7af8cb427..1df08ed30 100644
--- a/src/egon/data/importing/openstreetmap/__init__.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/importing/openstreetmap/__init__.py
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@
 import os
 import time
 
+from importlib_resources import files
+
 from egon.data import db
 import egon.data.config
 import egon.data.subprocess as subprocess
+import egon.data.importing.openstreetmap as import_openstreetmap
+
 
 
 def download_pbf_file():
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ def download_pbf_file():
     osm_config = data_config["openstreetmap"]["original_data"]
 
     target_file = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), osm_config["target"]["path"]
+        files(import_openstreetmap), osm_config["target"]["path"]
     )
 
     if not os.path.isfile(target_file):
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ def to_postgres(num_processes=4, cache_size=4096):
     data_config = egon.data.config.datasets()
     osm_config = data_config["openstreetmap"]["original_data"]
     input_file = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), osm_config["target"]["path"]
+        files(import_openstreetmap), osm_config["target"]["path"]
     )
 
     # Prepare osm2pgsql command
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ def to_postgres(num_processes=4, cache_size=4096):
         " ".join(cmd),
         shell=True,
         env={"PGPASSWORD": docker_db_config["POSTGRES_PASSWORD"]},
-        cwd=os.path.dirname(__file__),
+        cwd=files(import_openstreetmap),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/egon/data/importing/vg250.py b/src/egon/data/importing/vg250.py
index 842300c7b..da84d707e 100644
--- a/src/egon/data/importing/vg250.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/importing/vg250.py
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@
 
 from geoalchemy2 import Geometry
 import geopandas as gpd
+from importlib_resources import files
 
 from egon.data import db
 import egon.data.config
 
 
+
 def download_vg250_files():
     """Download VG250 (Verwaltungsgebiete) shape files."""
     data_config = egon.data.config.datasets()
     vg250_config = data_config["vg250"]["original_data"]
 
     target_file = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), vg250_config["target"]["path"]
+        files(egon.data.importing), vg250_config["target"]["path"]
     )
 
     if not os.path.isfile(target_file):
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ def to_postgres():
     db.execute_sql(f"CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS {vg250_processed['schema']};")
 
     zip_file = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), vg250_orig["target"]["path"]
+        files(egon.data.importing), vg250_orig["target"]["path"]
     )
     engine_local_db = db.engine()
 
diff --git a/src/egon/data/importing/zensus/__init__.py b/src/egon/data/importing/zensus/__init__.py
index cf85d0337..2f3888df3 100755
--- a/src/egon/data/importing/zensus/__init__.py
+++ b/src/egon/data/importing/zensus/__init__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 import os
 import zipfile
 
+from importlib_resources import files
+
 from egon.data import db, subprocess
 import egon.data.config
+import egon.data.importing.zensus as import_zensus
 
 
 def download_zensus_pop():
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ def download_zensus_pop():
     ]
 
     target_file = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), zensus_population_config["target"]["path"]
+        files(import_zensus), zensus_population_config["target"]["path"]
     )
 
     if not os.path.isfile(target_file):
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ def download_zensus_misc():
     url_path_map = list(zip(zensus_url, zensus_path))
 
     for url, path in url_path_map:
-        target_file_misc = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), path)
+        target_file_misc = os.path.join(files(import_zensus), path)
 
         if not os.path.isfile(target_file_misc):
             urlretrieve(url, target_file_misc)
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ def population_to_postgres():
     zensus_population_orig = data_config["zensus_population"]["original_data"]
     zensus_population_processed = data_config["zensus_population"]["processed"]
     input_file = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), zensus_population_orig["target"]["path"]
+        files(import_zensus), zensus_population_orig["target"]["path"]
     )
 
     # Read database configuration from docker-compose.yml
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ def zensus_misc_to_postgres():
 
     for input_file, table in zensus_misc_processed["path_table_map"].items():
         with zipfile.ZipFile(os.path.join(
-                os.path.dirname(__file__), input_file)) as zf:
+                files(import_zensus), input_file)) as zf:
             csvfiles = [n for n in zf.namelist() if n.lower()[-3:] == "csv"]
             for filename in csvfiles:
                 zf.extract(filename)