diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e0836997e..231f89db6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
   - add additional debug env variables  
   - enhanced sdp cross-optimization control  
     see *settings -> compute settings*  
+  - experimental support for *python 3.12*  
 - **Fixes**:  
   - add variation seed to diffusers txt2img, thanks @AI-Casanova  
   - add cmd param `--skip-env` to skip setting of environment parameters during sdnext load  
diff --git a/installer.py b/installer.py
index 0eab9eb5a..a2f857cc9 100644
--- a/installer.py
+++ b/installer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ import logging
 import platform
 import subprocess
 import cProfile
-import pkg_resources
+
+try:
+    import pkg_resources # python 3.12 no longer packages it built-in
+except ImportError:
+    stdout = subprocess.run(f'"{sys.executable}" -m pip install setuptools', shell=True, check=False, env=os.environ, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    import pkg_resources
 
 
 class Dot(dict): # dot notation access to dictionary attributes
@@ -163,8 +168,11 @@ def installed(package, friendly: str = None, reload = False, quiet = False):
     ok = True
     try:
         if reload:
-            import imp # pylint: disable=deprecated-module
-            imp.reload(pkg_resources)
+            try:
+                import imp # pylint: disable=deprecated-module
+                imp.reload(pkg_resources)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
         if friendly:
             pkgs = friendly.split()
         else:
@@ -240,8 +248,11 @@ def install(package, friendly: str = None, ignore: bool = False):
         quick_allowed = False
     if args.reinstall or not installed(package, friendly):
         res = pip(f"install --upgrade {package}", ignore=ignore)
-        import imp  # pylint: disable=deprecated-module
-        imp.reload(pkg_resources)
+        try:
+            import imp # pylint: disable=deprecated-module
+            imp.reload(pkg_resources)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
     return res
 
 
diff --git a/wiki b/wiki
index 406df0d4f..ccc5298bf 160000
--- a/wiki
+++ b/wiki
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 406df0d4f32257a96f551040d4b1033928dd6ead
+Subproject commit ccc5298bf570be6804d63eafe8c20a9791cd91aa