diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7d10d1b..0c8db2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.continue-on-error }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.11", "3.10", "3.9"]
-        django: [42, 32]
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.11", "3.10", "3.9", "3.8"]
+        django: [50, 42, 32]
         cms: [nocms, cms311, async]
         continue-on-error: [false]
+        exclude:
+          - django: 50
+            cms: cms311
+          - django: 50
+            python-version: 3.9
+          - django: 50
+            python-version: 3.8
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools tox>4
     - name: Test with tox
       env:
-        TOX_ENV: ${{ format('py-django{1}-{2}', matrix.python-version, matrix.django, matrix.cms) }}
+        TOX_ENV: ${{ format('py{0}-django{1}-{2}', matrix.python-version, matrix.django, matrix.cms) }}
         COMMAND: coverage run
         COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         COVERALLS_SERVICE_NAME: github
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cf22b05..5bd7a12 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Django App helper
 
     Starting from 3 django-app-helper only supports Django 2.2+ and django CMS 3.7+. If you need support for older (unsupported) versions, use django-app-helper 2.
 
+    Django 5.0 support exclude django CMS 3.11 support, as django CMS 3.11 doesn't yet support Django 5.0.
+
 ******************************************
 Helper for django applications development
 ******************************************
@@ -28,9 +30,9 @@ It supports both tests writted using Django ``TestCase`` and pytest ones
 Supported versions
 ==================
 
-Python: 3.9, 3.10, 3.11
+Python: 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
 
-Django: 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2
+Django: 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0
 
 django CMS: 3.11
 
diff --git a/app_helper/utils.py b/app_helper/utils.py
index 7252629..5cf02d5 100644
--- a/app_helper/utils.py
+++ b/app_helper/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import shutil
 import string
 import sys
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -16,6 +15,11 @@
 
 from . import HELPER_FILE
 
+try:
+    from setuptools import LooseVersion
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+
 try:
     import cms  # NOQA
 
@@ -61,12 +65,17 @@ def load_from_file(module_path):
 
     Borrowed from django-cms
     """
-    from imp import PY_SOURCE, load_module
-
     imported = None
     if module_path:
-        with open(module_path) as openfile:
-            imported = load_module("mod", openfile, module_path, ("imported", "r", PY_SOURCE))
+        try:
+            from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+
+            imported = SourceFileLoader("mod", module_path).load_module()
+        except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+            from imp import PY_SOURCE, load_module
+
+            with open(module_path) as openfile:
+                imported = load_module("mod", openfile, module_path, ("imported", "r", PY_SOURCE))
     return imported
 
 
diff --git a/changes/244.feature b/changes/244.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..941eb31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/244.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prepare for Django 5.0 / Python 3.12 compatibility
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index dc487f2..fe73327 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description = Helper for django applications development
 long_description = file: README.rst, HISTORY.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
 license = GPLv2+
-license_file = LICENSE
+license_files = LICENSE
 classifiers = 
 	License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)
 	Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ classifiers =
 	Framework :: Django :: 3.2
 	Framework :: Django :: 4.1
 	Framework :: Django :: 4.2
+	Framework :: Django :: 5.0
 	Programming Language :: Python
 	Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-	Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
 	Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
 	Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
 	Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
 	Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+	Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
 
 [options]
 include_package_data = True
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ install_requires =
 	dj-database-url
 	docopt
 	six
+	setuptools; python_version>="3.12"
 setup_requires = 
 	setuptools
 packages = find:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2f92d25..000aa05 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ envlist =
     ruff
     pypi-description
     towncrier
-    py{311}-django{42,41,40,32}-{cms311,nocms,async}
-    py{310}-django{42,41,40,32}-{cms311,nocms,async}
-    py{39}-django{32}-{cms311,nocms,async}
+    py{3.12}-django{42,50}-{nocms,async}
+    py{3.11}-django{42,41,40,32}-{cms311,nocms,async}
+    py{3.10}-django{42,41,40,32}-{cms311,nocms,async}
+    py{3.9}-django{32}-{cms311,nocms,async}
+    py{3.8}-django{32}-{cms311,nocms,async}
 minversion = 3.23
 
 [testenv]
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ deps=
     django40: django~=4.0.0
     django41: django~=4.1.0
     django42: django~=4.2.0
+    django50: django~=5.0.0b1
     cms311: https://github.com/yakky/django-cms/archive/release/3.11.x.zip
     cms311: djangocms-text-ckeditor>=5.0,<6.0
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements-test.txt