diff --git a/release/pack.py b/release/pack.py
index 1cb1a47a48..92ff68fe76 100755
--- a/release/pack.py
+++ b/release/pack.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
 
 
 DIRS = ['cereal', 'openpilot']
-EXTS = ['.png', '.py', '.ttf', '.capnp']
+EXTS = ['.png', '.py', '.ttf', '.capnp', '.json', '.fnt', '.mo']
 INTERPRETER = '/usr/bin/env python3'
 
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py b/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py
index 5308a44ea5..3177814f9f 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import requests
 from parameterized import parameterized_class
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.multilang import TRANSLATIONS_DIR, LANGUAGES_FILE
 
-with open(LANGUAGES_FILE) as f:
+with open(str(LANGUAGES_FILE)) as f:
   translation_files = json.load(f)
 
 UNFINISHED_TRANSLATION_TAG = "<translation type=\"unfinished\""  # non-empty translations can be marked unfinished
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TestTranslations:
       return f.read()
 
   def test_missing_translation_files(self):
-    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, f"{self.file}.ts")), \
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(str(TRANSLATIONS_DIR), f"{self.file}.ts")), \
                     f"{self.name} has no XML translation file, run selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py"
 
   @pytest.mark.skip("Only test unfinished translations before going to release")
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py
index 779beb5ba2..b692552fb8 100755
--- a/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/update_translations.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.multilang import SYSTEM_UI_DIR, UI_DIR, TRANSLATIONS_DIR, multilang
 
-POT_FILE = os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, "app.pot")
+POT_FILE = os.path.join(str(TRANSLATIONS_DIR), "app.pot")
 
 
 def update_translations():
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/application.py b/system/ui/lib/application.py
index 8ec417159f..23fa8a6775 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/application.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/application.py
@@ -391,8 +391,9 @@ class GuiApplication:
 
   def _load_fonts(self):
     for font_weight_file in FontWeight:
-      with as_file(FONT_DIR.joinpath(font_weight_file)) as fspath:
-        font = rl.load_font(fspath.as_posix())
+      with as_file(FONT_DIR) as fspath:
+        fnt_path = fspath / font_weight_file
+        font = rl.load_font(fnt_path.as_posix())
         rl.set_texture_filter(font.texture, rl.TextureFilter.TEXTURE_FILTER_BILINEAR)
         self._fonts[font_weight_file] = font
     rl.gui_set_font(self._fonts[FontWeight.NORMAL])
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/multilang.py b/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
index bb9461864c..9b10a8bdc7 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/multilang.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from importlib.resources import files
 import os
 import json
 import gettext
@@ -10,9 +11,9 @@ except ImportError:
   Params = None
 
 SYSTEM_UI_DIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "system", "ui")
-UI_DIR = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive", "ui")
-TRANSLATIONS_DIR = os.path.join(UI_DIR, "translations")
-LANGUAGES_FILE = os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, "languages.json")
+UI_DIR = files("openpilot.selfdrive.ui")
+TRANSLATIONS_DIR = UI_DIR.joinpath("translations")
+LANGUAGES_FILE = TRANSLATIONS_DIR.joinpath("languages.json")
 
 UNIFONT_LANGUAGES = [
   "ar",
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class Multilang:
 
   def setup(self):
     try:
-      with open(os.path.join(TRANSLATIONS_DIR, f'app_{self._language}.mo'), 'rb') as fh:
+      with TRANSLATIONS_DIR.joinpath(f'app_{self._language}.mo').open('rb') as fh:
         translation = gettext.GNUTranslations(fh)
       translation.install()
       self._translation = translation
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class Multilang:
     return self._translation.ngettext(singular, plural, n)
 
   def _load_languages(self):
-    with open(LANGUAGES_FILE, encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    with LANGUAGES_FILE.open(encoding='utf-8') as f:
       self.languages = json.load(f)
     self.codes = {v: k for k, v in self.languages.items()}