diff --git a/.github/workflows/abicheck.yml b/.github/workflows/abicheck.yml
index 3ac39146..d1387b82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/abicheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/abicheck.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: abicheck
 env:
   build_options: -Dbuildtype=debug -Denable-true-color=yes -Dwith-proxy=yes -Dc_args=-DPERL_EUPXS_ALWAYS_EXPORT
   prefix: /usr/local
-  apt_build_deps: ninja-build libutf8proc-dev libperl-dev libotr5-dev
-  get_pip_build_deps: pip3 install setuptools; pip3 install wheel; pip3 install 'meson<0.59.0'
+  apt_build_deps: ninja-build libutf8proc-dev libperl-dev libotr5-dev libglib2.0-dev
+  get_pip_build_deps: pip3 install 'setuptools<66'; pip3 install wheel; pip3 install 'meson<0.59.0'
   getabidef_def: getabidef() { awk '$1=="#define" && $2=="IRSSI_ABI_VERSION" { print $3 }' "$1"/include/irssi/src/common.h; }
 jobs:
   build-base-ref:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 2fee4b8b..67465f1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -5,18 +5,45 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 name: Check Irssi
 env:
-  apt_build_deps: libutf8proc-dev libperl-dev libotr5-dev
-  apt_build_deps_meson: ninja-build
+  apt_build_deps: ninja-build libutf8proc-dev libperl-dev libotr5-dev libglib2.0-dev
   get_pip_build_deps_meson: pip3 install setuptools${setuptools_ver}; pip3 install wheel; pip3 install meson${meson_ver}
   build_options_meson: -Dwith-proxy=yes -Dwith-bot=yes -Dwith-perl=yes -Dwith-otr=yes
   prefix: ~/irssi-build
 jobs:
   dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      meson_ver: <0.63.0
+      setuptools_ver: <66
     steps:
       - name: prepare required software
         run: |
           sudo apt update && sudo apt install $apt_build_deps
+          eval "$get_pip_build_deps_meson"
+          patch ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py <<- PATCH
+          --- __init__.py       2024-12-16 20:37:46.733230351 +0100
+          +++ __init__.py       2024-12-16 20:38:42.479554540 +0100
+          @@ -2188,7 +2188,8 @@ def resolve_egg_link(path):
+               return next(dist_groups, ())
+           
+           
+          -register_finder(pkgutil.ImpImporter, find_on_path)
+          +if hasattr(pkgutil, 'ImpImporter'):
+          +    register_finder(pkgutil.ImpImporter, find_on_path)
+           
+           if hasattr(importlib_machinery, 'FileFinder'):
+               register_finder(importlib_machinery.FileFinder, find_on_path)
+          @@ -2345,7 +2346,8 @@ def file_ns_handler(importer, path_item,
+                   return subpath
+           
+           
+          -register_namespace_handler(pkgutil.ImpImporter, file_ns_handler)
+          +if hasattr(pkgutil, 'ImpImporter'):
+          +    register_namespace_handler(pkgutil.ImpImporter, file_ns_handler)
+           register_namespace_handler(zipimport.zipimporter, file_ns_handler)
+           
+           if hasattr(importlib_machinery, 'FileFinder'):
+          PATCH
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
       - name: make dist
         run: |
@@ -35,19 +62,16 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-latest]
-        builder: [meson]
         compiler: [clang, gcc]
         flags: [regular]
+        setuptools_ver: [<66]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            builder: meson
             meson_ver: ==0.53.2
             setuptools_ver: <51
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            builder: meson
             meson_ver: <0.63.0
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            builder: meson
             flags: meson-latest FAILURE-OK
     steps:
       - name: fetch dist
@@ -60,8 +84,8 @@ jobs:
           meson_ver: ${{ matrix.meson_ver }}
           setuptools_ver: ${{ matrix.setuptools_ver }}
         run: |
-          sudo apt update && sudo apt install $apt_build_deps $apt_build_deps_${{ matrix.builder }}
-          eval "$get_pip_build_deps_${{ matrix.builder }}"
+          sudo apt update && sudo apt install $apt_build_deps
+          eval "$get_pip_build_deps_meson"
           curl -SLf https://github.com/irssi-import/actions-irssi/raw/master/check-irssi/render.pl -o ~/render.pl && chmod +x ~/render.pl
       - name: unpack archive
         run: tar xaf artifact/irssi-*.tar.gz
@@ -72,14 +96,12 @@ jobs:
           meson Build $build_options_meson --prefix=${prefix/\~/~}
           ninja -C Build
           ninja -C Build install
-        if: ${{ matrix.builder == 'meson' }}
       - name: run tests with Meson
         run: |
           # ninja test
           cd irssi-*/
           ninja -C Build test
           find -name testlog.txt -exec sed -i -e '/Inherited environment:.* GITHUB/d' {} + -exec cat {} +
-        if: ${{ matrix.builder == 'meson' }}
       - name: run launch test
         env:
           TERM: xterm
@@ -124,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
           meson_ver: ${{ matrix.meson_ver }}
           setuptools_ver: ${{ matrix.setuptools_ver }}
         run: |
-          sudo apt update && sudo apt install $apt_build_deps $apt_build_deps_meson
+          sudo apt update && sudo apt install $apt_build_deps
           eval "$get_pip_build_deps_meson"
           curl -SLf https://github.com/irssi-import/actions-irssi/raw/master/check-irssi/render.pl -o ~/render.pl && chmod +x ~/render.pl
       - name: build and install with meson
diff --git a/utils/make-dist.sh b/utils/make-dist.sh
index 3ea56599..81d450d7 100755
--- a/utils/make-dist.sh
+++ b/utils/make-dist.sh
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@ echo "Creating sdist..."
 python3 -W ignore -c 'from setuptools import *;setup()' --quiet sdist --formats=tar
 
 tar --delete --file "dist/$name-$version.tar" \
-    "$name-$version/setup.cfg" \
-    "$name-$version/pyproject.toml" \
-    "$name-$version/$name.egg-info" \
-    "$name-$version/PKG-INFO"
+    $(tar tf "dist/$name-$version.tar" | grep -F \
+      "$name-$version/setup.cfg
+$name-$version/pyproject.toml
+$name-$version/$name.egg-info
+$name-$version/PKG-INFO")
 
 echo "Zipping..."
 xz -k "dist/$name-$version.tar"